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DocuSign Envelope ID:9721F3C3-77E4-4649-B2A6-77F80699FDOB <br /> Total = $5,498.62 <br /> • Emailed request for compromise from appellant <br /> • Discovery Bill Letter <br /> • Discovery Bills <br /> • Notice of Discovery <br /> • Property record cards reflecting discovery values <br /> • GS 105-312 Discovered property; appraisal; penalty <br /> L• Board of County Commissioners Policy Statement regarding compromise authority <br /> Motion of the Board To deny the request to compromise taxes in the amount of$5,498.62 <br /> Made the motion Barbara Levine <br /> Seconded the motion Tony Blake <br /> Voted For Leon Meyers <br /> Voted Against <br /> Property Identification: <br /> Property Owner Mark E. Berly Appellant(if different) <br /> Property Address 222 Starberry Lane Parcel ID or Abstract 9831097617 <br /> Statement of Appeal: Request for compromise of taxes in the amount of$827.53 of listing penalties as <br /> 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 2:20 PM Appellant Opinion Request compromise of taxes <br /> totaling$827.53 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 />