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Board upholds removal of farm-current‑use classification for Deer Park Road parcels; owner cites access problems and minimal income
Summary
Clallam County hearing examiners sustained the assessor’s removal of current‑use (farm) classification for six Deer Park Road parcels owned by Michelle Lynn and Tony Henderson after the county concluded the appellants did not respond to audit requests and did not demonstrate commercial farming.
Clallam County Board of Equalization hearing examiners on Feb. 21 sustained the assessor’s decision to remove farm current‑use classification for six parcels on Deer Park Road owned by Michelle Lynn and Tony Henderson, after hearing testimony from the appellant and assessor staff Pamela McCarter and appraiser Lee Hancock.
The Hendersons applied for review of removal notices for parcels with petition numbers 2024‑125 through 2024‑130 (property IDs 51519–51529). The assessor’s office told the board the county had sent an initial farm audit request in February 2024, a follow‑up on June 14 and a certified notice of intent to remove on Aug. 15; the removal was finalized after no timely response was received. The assessor’s representative recommended sustaining the removal.
Michelle Lynn Henderson, participating online, described the…
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