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Historic Resources Board hears public comment as city reconsiders Mills Act program
Summary
Public commenters at a Carmel-by-the-Sea Historic Resources Board meeting urged the board to consider how restarting the Mills Act program would affect recently reassessed property taxes; staff said specifics are under review and any board-to-individual communications are limited by the Brown Act.
Public commenters told the Carmel-by-the-Sea Historic Resources Board that the city should weigh recent property tax reassessments when it considers reinstating the Mills Act contract program.
Will Rye, speaking during public comment, said his family’s historic home recently saw a reassessment that caused “we paid 6 times more in property taxes than in previous years,” and that even if a Mills Act contract were awarded — “something like 60% property tax reduction,” in his words — the city still would…
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