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_ - <br /> • • <br /> •■•-' <br /> ir- <br /> ' I a. emei <br /> e 2.■/4/7$0.9.9 =e-4‘.• 0A...9,..s/8639 <br /> _4 aa, <br /> 490,1 75V- <br /> eaPT41P,IUM <br /> .44,A, <br /> AY& e.,..4•1 b PA50P <br /> September 25, 1981 <br /> Board of County Commissioners Orange County <br /> Orange County Courthouse <br /> 106 Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> Dear Sirs: <br /> On Thursday, September 3, 1981, James Scott Heritage received <br /> from the tax office of Orange County a tax notice with regard to <br /> taxes due for this particular year. The amount of said notice was <br /> $1,066.65 based on a property valuation of $75,972.00. Upon re- <br /> -deipt of said tax notice Mr. Heritage promptly contacted our office <br /> requesting us to inquire into the same. Our office then contacted <br /> the tax supervisor for. Orange County. Mr. Laws informed me that <br /> the only corrections their office could make as to errors with re- <br /> gard to property valuation were clerical errors. After having <br /> checked his records, he informed me that there was no clerical <br /> error with regard to the valuation. Having been informed by Mr. <br /> Heritage that the property is currently for sale by Chapel Hill <br /> Realty for $70,000.00, I am puzzled as to why such a high valuation <br /> was attributed to the property. Further, Mr. Heritage never re- <br /> ceived notice this year to indicate the new appraisal value of the <br /> property and unfortunately learned of the most recent valuation upon <br /> receipt of the tax notice. <br /> We feel that a mistake has been made and would greatly appre- <br /> ciate an opportunity to rectify the same. Please inform me of the <br /> necessary steps and channels essential to a review of the current <br /> valuation of said property. I am well aware that the Equalization <br /> Board is the proper channel to challenge such valuation. It is my <br /> understanding that the board adjourned effective June 30, 1981. <br /> Therefore because Mr. Heritage did not receive proper notice so <br /> that an inquiry could have been made, we would greatly appreciate an <br /> opportunity to present evidence to the proper authorities as to the <br /> actual value of the property for the current tax year. <br />