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Board of Assessors Meeting Page <br /> .Hearing on Real. Property Abatement Appeal - Map 99 , Parcel 4 <br /> Owners William and Carolyn Andersen (present ) <br /> (Abatement Application l ) {continued) <br /> Chairman DeLory asked Board Members if they had any comments <br /> on this matter, Nice Chairman Greig suggested that David Bailey <br /> explain the rationale of Mr. and Mrs . Andersen ' s property <br /> assessment. <br /> David Bailey stated that he has not looked at the values of <br /> the other houses , nor has he looked at any of the houses. <br /> However, the reason for the house value increase i s that the <br /> Contemporary style houses all showed an increase. Typically, <br /> this particular style is more expensive to build than, for <br /> example, a Ranch . Upon question from Mrs . Andersen on how a <br /> house style is classified as Contemporary, Mr, Balley explained <br /> that generally, it is the type of windows that are used , the roof <br /> lines the angles and such; yet it gets to be sb3ective <br /> because one can be five different story heights and another can <br /> be two different story heights, and the like. hi le the <br /> methodology is sound, this does not mean it will be correct for <br /> every single piece of property. <br /> Mrs. Andersen informed that this afternoon, she drove by the <br /> houses - in Holland Dills Estates . Assessing has these listed as . <br /> Cape Colonials, yet many have the modern curved windows and jigs <br /> in the roof line even though they have the overcall shape of a <br /> Colonial ; therefore, these house values increased by her <br /> house value increased by 12 ! ! David Bailey pointed out that <br /> the key gus .ion dere is "did they arrive at the correct value" * <br /> He stated that he is surprised many of the hoses in Holland <br /> Mills Estates are classified as Cape Colonials because he knows <br /> there are many Contemporaries in that subdivision. <br /> David Bailey informed that three gears ago, Assessing <br /> lowered the Andersens ' house value by 1.2 using this precise <br /> methodology, yet the valine of their neighbor ' s house next door <br /> was lowered by only 1% . Again, the methodology is sound, but he <br /> is not defending it if it is wrong . Lengthy discussion followed. <br /> Mr, Bailey stated that he and Board Members will check out this <br /> ratter. It had been reviewed earlier; he did go out and review <br /> the exterior of the Andrsens ' house; it is a borderline <br /> decision. <br /> Mrs . Andersen pointed out that the house across the street <br /> does have the large windows in the back, and the finished house <br /> size is almost double that of her house. David Bailey pointed <br /> out that it is difficult to compare the value of a house that is <br />