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DocuSign Envelope ID:68D8F6E6-2DBA-4A21-88B6-65745F8FEE4F <br /> Motion of the Board To grant this appeal <br /> Made the motion Leon Meyers <br /> Seconded the motion Hunter Beattie <br /> Voted For Barbara Levine <br /> Voted Against <br /> Property Identification: <br /> Property Owner Sharon Freedman Appellant(if different) <br /> Property Address off New Hope Church Road Parcel ID or Abstract 9882091134 <br /> Statement of Appeal: Requesting to have Present Use status reinstated after being removed due to non- <br /> compliance. <br /> Current Assessed Value $288,700 County Opinion Statutory removal of PUV <br /> Time of Hearing 1:26 PM Appellant Opinion Accept untimely <br /> completed Application for <br /> PUV and reinstate PUV <br /> County Representative Dana Hall Board Decision Denial of the appeal <br /> Evidence submitted by the appellant: <br /> • 2022 Forestry management plan <br /> • 2020 AV-5 Application for Agriculture,Horticulture, and Forestry Present-Use Value <br /> Assessment <br /> Evidence submitted by the county representative: <br /> • Orange County Board of Equalization&Review form with brief summary of the 25.5 acres <br /> subject property. The parcel is under appeal due to the continued use application for the <br /> Present Use Value Program being completed on April 4,2022 upon submission of a forestry <br /> management plan completed in March 2022. The property was enrolled in the Present Use <br /> Value Program and transferred ownership on June 24,2020. According to G.S.105-277.4(a) <br /> when a property enrolled in the Present Use Program transfers to a new owner, a new <br /> application for continued enrollment in the program must be timely filed with the Assessor's <br /> office within 60 days of the ownership change. On July 1,2020,Bonnie Stickler mailed a letter <br /> requesting a new application by August 31,2020 to Sharon Freedman. On July 30,2020 Ms. <br /> Freedman returned her application and a signed contract with forester Brandon Price to provide <br /> an updated forestry management plan. After several attempts by phone and email to both <br /> Brandon Price and Sharon Freedman were made requesting a completed forestry management <br /> plan, appraiser emailed a final request on March 1,2022 with a deadline to provide the needed <br /> plan by March 15,2022 or the parcel would be removed from the Present Use Value Program. <br /> No response was received. As a result,the County removed the property from the program and <br /> created deferred tax bills. After receiving the deferred tax bills, a completed forestry <br /> management plan was provided on April 4,2022,thereby completing the 2020 application. <br /> • 2020 AV-5 Application for Agriculture,Horticulture, and Forestry Present-Use Value <br /> Assessment. <br /> 0 2022 Forest Restoration&Management Plan <br />