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York County commissioners deny property tax abatement after Lake Secaucus valuation dispute
Summary
The County Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 19 to deny Brian and Janet Deshaies’ appeal of a Limerick tax assessment after hearing testimony about comparable waterfront sales and assessor methodology. The commissioners said the record did not justify lowering the assessment despite one acknowledged anomaly in neighbor valuations.
The York County Commissioners on Feb. 19 denied an abatement appeal from Brian and Janet Deshaies, who argued their Secaucus Lake property had been overvalued relative to nearby lots. Commissioners voted unanimously to deny the appeal; the motion was made by Commissioner Raines and seconded by Commissioner Chenette.
The Deshaieses told the commission they had followed the town process after receiving a high land valuation and supplied comparable sales and additional evidence they said showed inconsistent and inequitable land valuations around Secaucus Lake. Janet Deshaies described the situation as “so arbitrary and inequitable,” saying some nearby cottages had similar waterfront frontage but very different land…
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