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Hope Mills mayor urges calm and explains property revaluation, appeal deadline of March 24
Summary
Mayor Jesse Bel Flair briefed residents on the county's 2025 property revaluation, stressing that new assessed values do not automatically change tax bills, outlining the revenue-neutral concept and urging anyone who disputes their assessment to file an appeal by March 24.
Mayor Jesse Bel Flair told the Hope Mills Board of Commissioners on March 3 that the countywide 2025 property revaluation is a legally required process intended to update assessments to fair market value and does not by itself create a tax bill. "This is not a bill," he said, adding that the board and county will set tax rates as part of the June budget process.
Bel Flair described the "revenue neutral" concept, explaining that if the board sets a rate that preserves overall revenue, property owners…
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