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state. Those figures were for an average house. He said average houses were classified as class C. Better houses were classed as A or B, and worse houses were classed as D or E. The best houses 'were assessed as up to 140 percent of their square foot basis, and the worse might be as low as 60 percent. In addition, he said the assessors factored in depreciation, depending on the condition of the house.
For land values, he said, the assessment was based on sales in 1989 and 1990. He said some landowners complained that property values in 1991 are lower than they were in 1989 and 1990. He said the assessors had checked on sales prices for the first six months of 1991. “There was some fall off in volume, but not much fall off in price,” he said.
He said some people were comparing their assessments in land use with the new assessment. “One fellow didn’t even know he was in land use,” Col. Luke added.
“If you listened to the people who came in, you’d decide this county is nothing but a pile of rocks,” he said.
“Some people have the manners of a skunk,” he added.
He said most people “thought the procedure is wrong, but it’s the procedure that is used throughout the state.”
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