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City records late paving bill and fielding resident complaints after property reassessment
Summary
City officials told the council they were billed $30,000—later described as the city's portion—for a county paving job done last year and described a wave of resident complaints after a five-year property reassessment increased valuations and changed tax calculations.
City Administrator James Finchem told the council that the county highway department recently billed Newport $30,000 related to paving on Carson Springs Road, a stretch where municipal and county boundaries split the roadway. Finchem said his understanding had been that $30,000 was the total cost and that the city would pay half; the county later billed the city $30,000 as the city’s share.
Finchem described the exchange with the county contractor and project manager. He said the work was completed after last year’s…
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