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Board lowers waterfront parcel value after owners cite limited access, weeds and weak offers
Summary
Owners of a small waterfront lot near Oroville asked the board to reduce the assessor’s recent increase; the board cut the assessed land value to $435,000 citing access limits, building constraints and local sale evidence.
The Okanogan County Board of Equalization on Wednesday reduced the assessed value of a small waterfront parcel after the owners argued the lot’s irregular pie‑shape, restricted access and heavy aquatic vegetation in the adjacent bay limit marketability and therefore fair market value.
Appellants Wade (or Wayne) Paul and co‑owner described the parcel as a 0.64‑acre, pie‑shaped waterfront lot accessed only by an easement between neighbors and largely…
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