http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog Demanding Fiscal Responsibility Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:48:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog/your-property-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-24 sycamoretaxpayer1 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:18:04 +0000 http://sycamoretaxpayer.wordpress.com/?page_id=270#comment-24 This letter appeared in the Jan. 26, 2009 Enquirer. <strong>Home values set to market</strong> In regard to the letter “Property audit outrageous” (Jan. 16), the county auditor’s office is required by state law to set values to current market. We set values. Residents of each community set their taxes by voting for tax levies. Our new values are being compared by some to recent, short-term market activity when they are actually changes from the previous value set as of Jan. 1, 2005. We have no legal authority to extend “sympathy,” if that means arbitrarily lowering a value, to any property owner for any reason. We have to follow the law. <strong>---Dusty Rhodes</strong> Hamilton County auditor This letter appeared in the Jan. 26, 2009 Enquirer.
Home values set to market
In regard to the letter “Property audit outrageous” (Jan. 16), the county auditor’s office is required by state law to set values to current market. We set values. Residents of each community set their taxes by voting for tax levies. Our new values are being compared by some to recent, short-term market activity when they are actually changes from the previous value set as of Jan. 1, 2005. We have no legal authority to extend “sympathy,” if that means arbitrarily lowering a value, to any property owner for any reason. We have to follow the law.
—Dusty Rhodes
Hamilton County auditor

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