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Board partly grants appeal for Hooten Hill home, reduces 2025 assessment after members weigh neighborhood impacts
Summary
Michelle Evans appealed her 2025 assessment for a 1,435-square-foot home on a 5-acre lot (Hooten Hill/Dubia Road area). After a contested hearing about nearby salvage/junk activity, the board ultimately voted to lower the total assessed value to $290,000 (land $37,500; improvements $252,500).
Michelle Evans appealed the borough’s 2025 assessed value for her Hooten Hill/Dubia Road property, arguing the property’s immediate surroundings — salvage, piled vehicles, poor road access and related neighborhood conditions — reduce marketability and should lower tax assessment. Evans told the board she did not permit an interior inspection and focused her case on outside factors and comparative market evidence of…
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