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Franklin County authorizes three tax-assessment settlement stipulations
Summary
The board authorized the county solicitor to execute three settlement stipulations resolving tax-assessment appeals for three properties (civil case numbers provided); commissioners moved, seconded and approved the consolidated motion.
County staff summarized three proposed settlement stipulations resolving tax-assessment appeals and asked the board to authorize the solicitor to execute each agreement.
The three matters presented were described as follows by staff: (1) Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation Nursing Center (Franklin Farm Lane LLC) — proposed settlement increasing assessed value to $1,967,210 for 2025 and $1,843,320 for 2026 (docketed to civil case 2024-494); (2) Center Investment 2 LLC (the former Housestake Inn property in Chambersburg) — proposed settlement lowering assessed value to $113,670 for the 2026 tax year and a county refund amount stated in the presentation (docketed to civil case 2025-4527); and (3) AT Properties LLC (80 Industrial Drive) — proposed settlement increasing assessed value to $195,000 for the 2026 tax year (docketed to civil case 2021-3298).
A commissioner moved to approve all three settlements, another commissioner seconded, and the board voted in favor. A commissioner later noted that the county’s school districts—the largest local taxing authorities—had approved the same settlements.
The board’s vote authorized the solicitor to execute the settlement stipulations described at the meeting. No individual vote names were recorded in the public transcript; commissioners responded in the affirmative during the roll call.
Actions taken at the meeting were approvals to authorize the solicitor to execute settlement stipulations; the motions were presented and approved as a consolidated action.
