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The Council of the City of Medina met as the Board of Review for 1984 tax valuations,.
on Tuesday, April 19, 1983, at 6:30 P.M.
Present: Mayor, Thomas Anderson; Councilmembers, Anne Heideman, William Reiser, Wilfred
Scherer; Clerk -Treasurer, Donna Roehl; assessors, Rolf Erickson, Anne Risch,
Nancy Anderson; Hennepin County Assessor, Kerm Benson
Absent: Councilmember, Thomas Crosby
Anne Risch explained the procedure involved,
had been placed on those properties that had
William Reiser asked which sections had been
Ms. Risch stated that Sections 24 through 30
stating that very little increase in values
not been reviewed in 1982-83.
revalued in 1983.
had been done.
Robert Scott appeared regarding a cabin at 3132 Lakeshore Ave., owned by William Harlow
Haas of Outlook, Montana. He explained the condition that the cabin was in and the fact
that it is valued at $29,500, which price has been asked, was shown 20-25 times and only
two offers had been made. He stated that they are now asking $25,000 for it with the
assessments paid, and he asked that the valuation be lowered to that amount.
Ms. Risch stated that she would agree to $23,300 on the lot, with the cabin and $2000
for the adjacent lot.
Motion by Scherer, seconded by Heideman to decrease the value to $25,300, on the cabin
and lot at 3132 Lakeshore Ave. and $2000 for the adjacent lot.
Motion declared carried
Mr. Scott also asked for information as to the procedure necessary to have taxes abated
on vacant property at 172 Hamel Rd., as taxes reflect value before house was gutted by
fire in 1981.
Mr. Scott was told to file an abatement application with Hennepin County.
Ms. Risch stated that the property is now back to vacant lot valuation.
Charles Pangier, 4605 Fern St., appeared to state that he wanted to take an appeal to
the Hennepin County Board of Review, on his three properties; 4605 and 4615 Fern St.
and 3145 Cedar St.
Jim Lane appeared on behalf of Franklin Groves whose house is located at 1482 Hunter Dr.,
stated that he presumed the substantial increase was based on the addition that is being
added to the house, but which will not be completed until later in 1983.
Nancy Anderson explained the process by which a valuation of the property had been cal-
culated.
Mary Weinzierl appeared to discuss the fact
house at 2230 Chippewa Rd. She stated that
a contract, as of Jan. 2nd, and that it was
rendered, whereby the property was returned
She stated that the purchaser had asked the
that a homestead credit had been removed from
the property was still being purchased under
not until Jan. 12th that a court decision was
to her.
city to remove the homestead credit but that
they had not vacated the house until Feb. 1st.
Motion by Reiser, seconded by Heideman to specify that a homestead credit should be appl-
ied to property located at 2230 Chippewa Rd., unless evidence to the contrary is supplied.
Motion declared carried
Motion by Heideman, seconded by Scherer to deny the appeal of Franklin Groves.
Motion declared carried
Lawrence Elwell, 6125 Hwy. 101, appeared to discuss valuation on 3 parcels in Section 1
and 1 parcel in Section 12.
Regarding the property in Section 1, he stated that the house was being assessed resi-
dential, but that he had an employee living in the house, rent free, and that it should
have an agricultural classification.
He also stated that the farm land was over -assessed because less than one-half could be
used for home -sites without innovative septic systems and that the assessor had probably
based his valuation on sales of smaller tracts of land.
Anne stated that value was based on farm classification and that he is paying taxes on
Green Acres classification.
Motion by Heideman, seconded by Scherer to reclassify second house on Elwell property, 201
6125 Hwy. 101, to agricultural, upon receipt, within one week, of affadavit, from em-
ployee, that he does not pay rent.
Motion declared carried
Rolf Erickson stated that the farmland value was based on sales of 80 acre parcels, still
being farmed.
Motion by Scherer, seconded by Heideman to deny request of lawrence Elwell to lower valu-
ation of farm land.
Motion declared carried
Michael Blodgett appeared to discuss his valuation at 2020 Willow Dr. He stated that the
appraisal he had done on the property to remortgage had been less than he had paid for it
and the Mortgage Co. had denied the mortgage, saying he had paid to much for the property.
He stated that personal items and driveway, which has since been redone were included in
the sale price but were not the value of the house.
Rolf Erickson stated that nothing was added to the original valuation for the driveway but
that he had reworked the valuation to $236,500 from $247,300.
Motion by Heideman, seconded by Scherer to reduce the valuation of the Michael Blodgett
property at 2020 Willow Dr. to $236,500.
Motion declared carried
motion by Scherer, seconded by Heideman to close the Board of Review Meeting.
Motion declared carried
Meeting adjourned at 7:25 P.M.
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