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Board affirms updated farm-use valuations after one appeal
Summary
After updating farm-use valuation rates for roughly 40 properties, the borough assessor's methodology was challenged in one appeal (Case 178). The Board of Equalization unanimously upheld the assessor's preferential valuation for the parcel, finding the required documentation and inspection supported the updated rates.
The Board of Equalization voted unanimously to uphold the borough assessor's updated preferential farm-use valuation for a 38.997-acre property appealed in Case 178. The assessor said the office updated its farm-use rate to better reflect market values and applied an 80 percent reduction to full-and-true value for eligible farmland,…
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