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<br />. <br /> <br />land. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Further Discussion: Mr. Wirz stated that he would like the opportunity to <br />rwiew the property before making adjustments. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox withdrew his motion and authorized Mr. Wirz to rwiew the <br />property and report back to Council at a continuation meeting of this Board of <br />Review. <br /> <br />Mr. Hunt stated that he feels his hanestead property values are too high; the <br />hane is 40 years old and in need of rep:iirs. <br /> <br />Council took no action regarding Mr. Hunt f s homesteaded property. <br /> <br />Gary Stritesky - 6230 167th Avenue NW - stated that he purchased a vacant 20 <br />acre parcel, which was at one time the home site for an 80 acre parcel, that <br />has now been subdivided. Mr. stritesky stated that his taxes are $413 on his <br />20 acre parcel; the taxes on the 40 acre parcel adjacent tohis are $111; the <br />taxes on the other 19-1/2 acre p:lrcel are :;)300; and he can't understand why <br />there is such a variance in taxes between his p:ircel and the adjacent p:ircels. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Council authorized Mr. Wirz to rwiew all p:lrcels resulting fran that 80 acre <br />p:ircel for an explanation of the variances on the taxes. <br /> <br />Duncan Johnson - 7601 163rd - Mr. Wirz stated that he will be rwiewing this <br />property. <br /> <br />Superbowl - Councilmember Cox stated that Superbowl is p:lying $800 in taxes for <br />a vacant lot on which their septic system is located and the lot is <br />unbuildable. <br /> <br />Mr. Wirz stated that he be1iwes the septic system is located in a way that <br />would not prohibit building on the lot, but he will rwiew the property. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox requested that Mr. Wirz also check out the taxing situation <br />for the entire Superbowl operation. <br /> <br />Roger Hermanson - 15115 Garnet Street - stated that his is the closest home to <br />the landfill. Mr. Hermanson presented for Council rwiew the Certificate of <br />Sale issued by Thorp Credit and Loan which showed that at the time of the <br />closing on 9-29-83, the buying price was $62,000 and the assessed value that <br />year was $77,000. '!he estimated market value is now at $76,900. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Cox to reduce the estimated market value for the Roger <br />Hermanson property at 15115 to $60,000. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Further Discussion: Mr. Wirz stated that he would have to make adjustments to <br />all banes in the vicinity of the landfill. Councilmember Cox noted that Mr. <br />Hermanson only p:lid $62,000 for the home two years ago. Mr. Wirz stated that <br />market values are not based on selling prices. Mr. Hermanson stated that Mr. <br />Boblett, the appraiser retained by Ramsey during Waste Management of Minnesota, <br />Inc. f s request for expansion, told him that his property is worthless since the <br />expansion issue came up. Councilmember Cox stated that he is trying to bring <br />April 24, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />