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BOE cuts values after owner documents severe structural problems in multi‑building parcel
Summary
Property owner Richard Saffell presented photos and testimony describing structural rot and detached decking on Building 1 and a vacant, deteriorated Building 2. The board reduced Building 1 to $215,200 and Building 2 to $1, lowering the parcel’s overall assessed value to $752,601.
At the April 15 hearing Richard Saffell appeared in person and detailed multiple structural problems at PID 23418, including a gapped upstairs floor, failing joist brackets, rotting around the chimney, siding detachment and a deck that is no longer connected to the house. He also presented photos showing the second building in very poor condition and used for storage.
After discussion the board reduced the assessed building values to $215,200 for Building 1 and $1 for Building 2, producing an overall assessed value of $752,601 for PID 23418. No changes were made to the other PIDs Saffell appealed (27096, 25566, 16998). Chairman Geary Showman moved the motion to reduce Building 1 and Building 2 values; Butch Barnes seconded and the motion carried.
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