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Resident tells Jefferson County commissioners movable sheds should not be taxed; board will review documents
Summary
During public comment, Mister Ridley told the Jefferson County Board the assessor is illegally taxing movable sheds and presented Commonwealth Court and Pennsylvania Assessors Association materials; the board acknowledged receipt and said staff will follow up.
During the public-comment portion of the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners meeting, Mister Ridley addressed commissioners with an allegation about local property-assessment practice.
Mister Ridley (public commenter) said he raised the question about taxation of movable sheds six to seven months earlier and had provided the board and assessor with documents, including a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruling and guidance from the Pennsylvania Assessors Association. "It is illegal to tax movable sheds," Ridley said, and he asked the board to either stop the practice or put the issue to a vote.
Ridley told commissioners he had copies of the court decision and association guidance available and urged the board to act, saying he would escalate the matter if the county did not address it. The chair responded that the board has copies of the materials and that staff will follow up with Ridley after the meeting to review the documents.
The board did not take any formal action on the allegation during the meeting; the transcript records acknowledgement of the materials and a promised follow-up but contains no decision, vote or commitment to change assessment practice on the record.
Next steps: clerk/staff were asked to meet with Mister Ridley and review the submitted materials; any formal action would require staff findings or a future agenda item.
