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i'~ MTPdJTES BOARD OF EQUALIZATION A"7D REVIEW July 24, 1975 The 1975 Orange County Board of Equalization and Review met on Thursday, July 24, 1975, at 7;00 p.m., in the Commissioners' Room in the Orange County Courthouse. County Commissioners present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Norman Gustaveson, ~7an Pinney, Richard E. F~hitted. Commissioner Norman Walker did not arrive at this meeting until the Tax Supervisor was making the presentation on the Duke University property. Also present were Tlilliam Laws, Tax Supervisor; T3etty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board; S. M. Gattis, County *~Ianager and Neal. r,vans, Fiscal officer. The Tax Supervisor advised the Board treat the appeals of George Tate, May Car*nichael, Jefferson Rainey, and Shepherd D. Storey needed to be reviewed. Tt was agreed that the Board would hear these appeals on the third Tuesday in August. P4r. Laces advised the Board that these were eight requests for refunds. Richasd N. Bateman had previously appealed the evaluation placed on his home. The Board had in previous action reduced the evaluation from $30,000 to $17,000 far the year of 1974. Mr. Bateman was requesting a refund for 1973 in that he paid his taxes an a $30,000 evaluation. It was pointed out that part of this problem occurred due to the fact that ~'. Bateman would not allow the Tax Assessor to enter upon his property and he did not file a request for the refund or hearing in the tax year of 1973. Further discussion ensued. Upon the motion of Commissioner T~7hitted, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted that the request for refund for the year 1973 be denied to Richard N. Bateman. E. L. Council of Brewer Lane, Chapel FTill had paid his 1974 taxes based on an evaluation that was subseGuently reduced by the Board. Mr. Council owns two pa?^cel~ of land on Brewer Land and was re- questing a refund in the amount of $15.39 for each parcel, making a total refund of $30.78. - Upon the motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Whetted, it was moved and adopted that the 1974 tax refund be granted to E. L. Council. William Hall of Hillsborough was requesting a tax refund of $15.36 for the years 1973 and 1974. A second house had been attached to his appraisal card when.in fact only one house existed on the property. Upon motion of Commissioner Whetted, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that the tax refund for the years 1973 and 19.74 be made to A7illiam Hall. Susie Weaver of Chapel Hill had been taxed with a double lot listing. There was but one lot, however, an additional lot of 50 feet had been mapped and changed to her account since 1970. Mr. Laws advised the Board that tax refunds could only cover a three year period. and that Mrs. Weaver was requesting that a refund in the amount of 535.18 be made for the years 1971 and 1972.