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Fairfield homeowners appeal land-focused revaluations, citing comps, wetlands and nuisance impacts
Summary
Three Fairfield homeowners appealed their March 24 assessment notices, arguing town valuations overemphasized land value and failed to account for nonconforming lots, wetlands and nuisance conditions; the Board of Assessment Appeals said it will review field cards, comparables and deliberate before notifying appellants in April.
Fairfield homeowners pressed the Board of Assessment Appeals on March 24, arguing recently issued revaluation numbers overstated land value and failed to reflect on-the-ground conditions such as nonconforming lots, wetlands and neighborhood nuisances.
At an early-morning series of individual hearings, a property owner at 573 Reef Road told the board that the town’s $976,300 assessment ‘‘is preposterous’’ and proposed a revised value of $750,000 based on three nearby sales and conservative adjustments for a busy road. The owner, who said she has worked as a realtor for more than 30 years, argued the town ‘‘is really focusing on land rather than the house’’ and that the assessed figure did not reflect smaller square footage, traffic and proximity to industrial traffic.
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