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• 74 2 <br /> „.. <br /> 014 oRAN0 COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATIOU AD no= <br /> ocToma 13, 1981 <br /> 8:15 P. M. <br /> John Glenn ';Ihitfield <br /> Chapal Hill Touiship <br /> Tax nap 16, Parcel 3 <br /> 1981 Valuation: <br /> Land: 55.26 acres 3,190 per acre 176,279 <br /> Improvements: 27,13a <br /> Total: 203,417 <br /> Mr. Mitfield is requesting forestry use on his 55.26 acres in <br /> rro,nal 14;11 Tr,,,nsilin Aftarhnd is i,PIrt of loc-977.2-7 <br /> September 16, 1981 <br /> • Ann Barnes, Chairman <br /> of County Commissioners <br /> Creze County Court House <br /> Hi.11oreugh, North Carolina <br /> 27278 <br /> apar "iadame Chairman and Board: <br /> Ffrst or all Iwould like to express my apologies for submit- <br /> tin::; this request after the dead line for such a request has <br /> already past. I would, ,however, like to offer an explana- . <br /> tion for my tardiness. <br /> I wa:: under the impression that in order for me to use the <br /> Value Assessment and Ta.sation of Agricultural, Horticultural, <br /> or Forest Lands (G.S. 105-277.2-.7) for assessing my property <br /> taxes, I would have to be under the Forest Management Plan <br /> pr:,,oared by the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources <br /> oxId Community Development. I've come.to find out that this <br /> Isn't necessarily true but because I have been waiting upon <br /> thelr evaluation of my land. I missed. the deadline. <br /> For some reason my land has been classified, as Residential <br /> w'nich I tend to disagree with. My land, is part of a farm that <br /> was established by my Grandfather back in 1879 and. In my books <br /> it still is a farm. iorty acres of my land are in "Forest <br /> La• fl", with 10 acres of that being in flood, areas. The re- <br /> main,Thr of my land is broken down as follows 1.5 aeres' in <br /> home garden, 4.0 acres in pasture land, and 9.5 acres donated, <br /> to the use of the New Hope Improvement Association, Fire <br /> • oal-tment and Rescue Squad. My family has always partici- <br /> 0.■'.-?ift in agricultural programs as well as forestry projects <br /> sw:h es the G.C. camp boys planting pines on our land after <br /> the "Crash of /29", and we continue to do so. <br /> • to the fact that my land, is,and always has been, farm and, <br /> for5.t land and not residential property and due to the fact <br /> tlint I was led to believe that I must wait upon the Forest <br /> anagement Plan before applying for the Value Assessment an <br /> Taxation for Agricultural, Horticultural, or Forest Land; I <br /> l; ' lc like to request that you review the tax evaluation of <br /> 77:y 1;And for 1981 and make what ever adjustments you feel led <br /> nake. <br /> Th:::6s you for your time in accepting and processing my letter <br /> or appeal. Once again I apologize for my tardiness and. the <br /> Ins,.:nventence it has caused but hope I will not be penalized. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> ?17- <br /> Jr'-1-1 MPri Vi <br />