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Okeechobee County board denies two tax-appeal petitions; one withdrawn
Summary
Okeechobee County’s Value Adjustment Board on an otherwise brief agenda entered final decisions to deny two property-tax petitions and recorded the withdrawal of a third petition.
Okeechobee County’s Value Adjustment Board on an otherwise brief agenda entered final decisions to deny two property-tax petitions and recorded the withdrawal of a third petition.
The board voted unanimously to deny two related petitions known in the file as the Area 51 petitions and later denied a separate petition submitted by Walmart; Cattle Ranch Holdings told the board it had withdrawn its petition before the hearing, county staff said.
The actions affect pending valuation appeals on the county tax roll ahead of the county’s certification deadline. Aaron Thawitzer, the county attorney, told the board that the county must certify the roll by June 1 and that rescheduling…
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