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44 <br /> <br />A systematic, in-depth process of reappraising all the real property in the county to <br />market value <br />Necessary in order to maintain equitable and uniform property values among property <br />owners throughout the county. <br />How Will Revaluation Impact the Amount of Taxes I Pay? <br />Error! Not a valid link. <br />What To Do If You Do Not Agree With Your New Value <br />Prior to April 1, 2009 contact the Orange County Tax Assessor's Office <br />Telephone: (919) 245-2100 <br />Physical Location: 2"d floor, Gateway Center, 228 South Churton Street, Hillsborough <br />Mail: Orange County Tax Assessor's Office, PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />After April 1, appeals must be made in writing to the Board of Equalization and Review, PO <br />Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Appeals filed after the adjournment of the Board of <br />Equalization and Review will be heard during the following tax year. <br />Tax Relief for Elderly and Permanently Disabled <br />Elderly and permanently disabled taxpayers may apply for assistance with paying their tax <br />bills. No later than June 1, taxpayers must apply, in writing, for tax relief. <br />Geof Gledhill said that he had provided the Board of County Commissioners with a <br />letter dated January 30'h about whether the Board of County Commissioners could undo the <br />revaluation and the conclusion is that once tax values have been determined as a result of the <br />revaluation process, the process cannot be reversed and the values have to remain for this <br />year subject to the appeal process. The appeal process has several steps and the first is an <br />informal meeting with the Tax.Assessor and the taxpayer presents evidence that the value of <br />the property is incorrect. Secondly, there is an opportunity to appeal to the Orange County <br />Board of Equalization and Review. If the taxpayer is not happy with that decision, the taxpayer <br />can appeal to the North Carolina Tax Commission. <br />The Board of County Commissioners did have in its power to undo the revaluation <br />process at any time prior to January 1, 2009. It was not until this date that the values were <br />determined based on revaluation, so the Board of County Commissioners adopted in <br />September 2008 a Schedule of Values, which is the basis of all values taxed by the Tax <br />Assessor. Now the County is legally committed to the determination of property values made <br />pursuant to the Schedule of Values. <br />2. Public Comments <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Tom Whisnant said that he has been asked to speak by the Orange County Tax Revolt <br />Committee. He said that a lot of people could not get into the room tonight due to the <br />occupancy limitations. He said that on the night the County Commissioners were sworn in as <br />