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DocuSign Envelope ID:9721 F3C3-77E4-4649-B2A6-77F80699FDOB <br /> Voted Against <br /> Leon Meyers recused himself from this case because of his professional relationship with the <br /> appellant <br /> Property Identification: <br /> Property Owner Starberry Farms LLC Appellant (if different) <br /> Property Address 204 Starberry Lane Parcel ID or Abstract 9832006962 <br /> Statement of Appeal: Request for compromise of taxes in the amount of$5,498.62 of listing penalties <br /> as a result of failure to list improvements on subject property. <br /> Current Assessed Value N/A County Opinion Statutory listing penalties <br /> applied to tax bills <br /> Time of Hearing 2:15 PM Appellant Opinion Request compromise of taxes <br /> totaling$5,498.62 in listing <br /> penalties <br /> County Representative Roger Gunn Board Decision Deny the request to <br /> compromise taxes <br /> Evidence submitted by the appellant: <br /> • In 2018 we procured property in Orange County, NC to start our farm Starberry Acres, as part <br /> of this process we invested in multiple improvements to the property. During this period,we <br /> engaged with the local permitting and tax office to help ensure we were in compliance with <br /> all applicable laws and regulations. We had made the erroneous assumption that during this <br /> process the improvements would be listed with the tax office.This was a mistake, and we <br /> now understand that we should have filled out additional forms to get the improvements <br /> properly listed with the Orange County Tax Office. Understanding that ignorance is not a <br /> defense I do want to emphasize we in no way were we trying to break any laws or <br /> regulations, we are just first time farm owners, so all of this is new to us. We humbly ask to <br /> have the late penalties waived and we will get the taxes caught up immediately. <br /> Evidence submitted by the county representative: <br /> • On January 9, 2023, a discovery was issued for failure to list improvements to subject <br /> property for 2019 through 2022 tax years. <br /> Upon no exception being filed for the discovery, discovery bills were issued on February 22, <br /> 2023,for the 2019 through 2022 tax years,which included listing penalties for each year as <br /> follows: <br /> ■ 2022 $576.60 <br /> ■ 2021 $1,124.49 <br /> ■ 2020$1,627.51 <br /> ■ 2019$2,170.02 <br />