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Mary Green - Mr. Laws stated that Mrs. Green owned a lot i.n Cheeks Township which laid in the right of way of Interstate 85. The land actually does not exist and he recommended a refund to Mrs. Green. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and adopted that a refund of $6.51 be made to Mrs. Green for the years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Cynthia Thomas -- Mr. Laws stated that Ms. Thomas operated a cox which was listed in her father's name in Person County. Mr. Thomas had paid tax on the car in Person County and Ms. Thomas had also paid tax in Orange County, however, the car had stayed in Person County. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner walker, it was moved and adopted that a refund of $15.43 be made to Cynthia Thomas for 1976 taxes. Commissioner Pinney joined the meeting at this time. • Willie Atwater - The Appraisal Company had listed Mr. Atwater with a trailor, when a trailor actually was not on his property. Mr. Atwater since 1974 has been paying taxes on a trailor which he has never owned. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and adopted that Mr. Atwater be granted a refund of $60.00 for 1974 and 1975. Commissioner Walker inquired of the Tax Supervisor the Status of out-of-state vehicles which belonged to students. Mr. Laws replied that the vehicles are taxed if they have been in the County a significatrt part of the previous year. They are not re- quired to change their licenses, since they pay out-of-state tuition. They are considered out-of°state residents. Mr. Laws stated that according to the Institute of Governments these students are still taxable here if they spend more than half of the preceding year before the listing period in the County, however, it was difficult to know that they are here unless they volunteer to list. Commissioner Walker inquired if there could be a coordination between the voter's registration and motor vehicles to see if out-of- state students have listed vehicles as personal property. Commissioner Pinney stated that he wondered if this action would be worth the trouble. Mr. Laws said that this would take a good deal of time and would mean that he would need additional staff. Commissioner Walker stated that he felt this needed to be done that if a person had the pr vilege to vote in the County, he should pay his taxes. He recommended to the Board to increase Mr. Laws' staff to do this if needed. Discussion ensued. Mr. Laws was requested to investigate this matter and to make a recommendation to the Board. Mr. Laws referred to the Request for Release of Late Listing. Penalty for Mrs. Julian Ray. Mr. Laws stated that Mrs. Ray contended that her listing was lost in the mail. The Tax Supervisor stated that there was a $25.00 late listing penalty. Mr. Laws recommended that this refund be made. Commissioner Pinney stated that in the past, late listing penalty refunds had been denied. Commissioner Walker moved that the Late Listing Penalty of $25.00 for Mrs. Julian Ray be released. Commissioner Gustaveson seconded the motion. Voting aye on the motion were Commissioners Gustaveson, Whitted, and Walker. Voting nay was Commissioner Pinney. The motion was declared passed. The Tax Supervisor asked the Soard to schedule a date to hear the requests for review of 1976 valuations of H. L. Workman and Mary J. Walker.