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are in the dark because their entire neighborhood was bypasse dby the Board because no one has complained.
So, what now? Now, in that most American of traditions, they are seeking help from their elected officials. the Board of Supervisors. As well they should.
It is always fascinating to watch the behavior of elected officials when the heat is on. In as classic case of: “He went that-a-way!” — of pointing anywhere but at oneself—Supervisor Richard Latham turned the heat back onto his own constituents. According to the June 10 Rappahannock News, he: blamed them for not going in numbers before the Equalization Board with their appeals; chided them for complaining at all if they are among the 260 land use applicants; and shooed them off to circuit court, to go tell it to the judge.
In the same News story. Supervisor Estes apparently feels that the new assessments are much fairer than the old. Few would argue with that. A look at the old assessments is revealing. And, we also have Equalizer T. V. Williams’ public ad; mission to all kinds of biasef in setting assessments in past years (May 13 Rappahannock News). But the Estes concern begs the question of whcthef the 1982 Assessment is fair t *h. v
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