07-12-1962VILLAGE OF RICHFIETJD
Board of Review
July 12, 1962
The council of the Village of Richfield mst as Board of Ravisw ire the
council chambers of the Village Hall, 6700 Portland Av®., Thursdays Ju1,y 129
1962 at g ao0 A.M.
George Sand represented He~n.epin County Supervisory of assessment Off'wve.
Presents Anderson, Schultz, Shields and Olson.
absents Jacobsen.
Bert Lindahl appeared representing Lindahl Mctor ~Co. and ob3scted to
valuation on the 2.07 acres where his used car lot is situated adjacent to
the garage.
Motion by Shields9 seconded by Schultz, that a valuation of ~22s500.00
an acre be approved far the 2.07 acres. A11 ay®s - carried.
bJayne Johnson9 County Supervisor of Assessmentss arrived.
Lavid Boulay, 5316 Grand Ave., ob3ected to increase in ~Taluation
compared to 6304 Granc? Ave.
Harry Ffiffners 7614 loth Ave. Appeared.
Hugh Webers 7620 16th Ave. appeared. Both also appeared objecting to
the effect cn the property of the bets on the flight pattern.
Motion by Schultze seoond®d by Anderson, that the administrativm staff
conduct a study on flight pattern of fiats as it pertains to effect on property
owners. All ayes - carried.
It was also Buggsstsd that the manager ehecl~ on noise problems created
by the swimaning pool in this area in Inland Build®rs buildings on Wept 77t,:~.
C. E. 5wanson9 367 Apple Lanes ob3ected to any increase in valuation
because of depreciating affect of the road (66th St.).
Gil Sanding 700 East 78th St., ob3ected t0 raising his property ±.o
X35,000.00 per acre.
Motion by Schultze seconded by Olsong that the council compromise
the assessment at ~32s5oo.00 per acre.
roll of votes Ayes e Schultz, Shields and Olson. IV.~y~ - Anderson.
Absent - Jacobean. Carried.
The Board recessed until 2x30 P.M.
Ths Board of Review reconven®d with the follo~*i~ig rncmbers present o
Andersong Schultze Shields and Olson. Jacobsen absen$`. Bob Martin was
present from the County Superai.sor of Assessmert9s Of~'ice,
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July 12, 1962
Donald O~Reilly and L. Le®, 6500 Nicollet Av®. appeared on the tax
of the Richfield Theater. They requested a 70~ obsolescence because of tl~e
depressed nature of the theater business. Action on this matter to ?~e an
actio~a of the assessor. The obsolescence to apply to the buildings with the
land ~ralwes remaining as established,
Paul Ayotte9 7221 Humboldt Ave., appeared with questions.
Pa'al Nystrom, 7539 17th Ave., appeared regarding taxes of Silver :pra;~
Alursery, 700 E. 78th St., objecting to taxes for 1960 and 1961, and with an
additional increase this year, he was definitely disturbed. This matter was
deferred to the reconvened board meeting.
The mayor read a letter of protest from Matt Gillen.
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Motion by Anderson, seconded by Shields, that the assessor was requested
to write a letter requesting him to appear at the later meeting of the Board
of Review otherwise the established values will remain. All ayes - oarrisd.
Fxank Werdowski, 7533 Elliot Ave., objected to the fact that erroneous
figures_had been given h3.m when he built the adda.tion to his house. He says
the taxes being as high as this would have deterred him from building.
Motion by Anderson, seconded by Shields, that the,e figures remain
as they are. All ayes -carried.
The Board recessed until 7x20 P.M.
the Board of :4eview recon:aened wits the following members presents
~.nderson, Schulte, Shields ar~d Olson. Jacobsen absent,
Stephan ~Tehotte, b2?~!~ Logan eve., qu~}stioned his home being valued
x'or assessment purposes at the full market value.
Motion by Shields, seconded by Schulte, to assess the list of
~arscnal property owners presented by the assessor at the values as
presented. All ayes o carri®d.
George Thereau, 7125 Stevens Ave., objected to values on his property.
Emery Ise, 6825 Park ,Av®.9 stated they had been given an estimat®d
tax of ~~d5~ so they bought on that basis. On a higher tax they stated the y
wouldn4t have purchased,
Bob Martin stated to the council that the county wanted to reach a
33 l/3~ ratio on personal property.
It was decided the next date for the Boar3 of Review to be July 26th.
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Motio°~ by Anderson, seconded by Schultz, that the meeting be adjourned.
All ayes - carried.
APPPOVEDg Julp 23, , 1962
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