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Low Tax Rate
“Right now, they’re enjoying a very low tax rate on their property because of its proximity to junk—I am not. If they buy it and leave the junk there, it will continue to devalue my property while leaving my taxes high,” Johnson maintained.
He reported the assessment on the co-op lot as $7,500 while the assessment on the Schaefers’ lot, house and garage is $29,000. “I certainly consider Mr. Schaefer’s house one of the nicest in Sperryville,” Johnson added.
Estes corrected the figures, giving the assessment on the Schaefers’ lot as $4,500 with $29,000 worth of improvements for a total of $33,500.
Johnson continued that his assessment is $4,500 on lot
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