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Easthams file
assessment suit
By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer
Louise and Thomas L. Eastham have sued the county over their assessments.
A petition filed by attorney Douglas Baumgardner on behalf is the Easthams asks that the assessments be set at the level set by the Board of Assessors, not the level set by the Board of Equalization.
Another suit against the Board of Supervisors was filed Tuesday by attorney James W. Fletcher III on behalf of Richard Settle, executor of the estate of Flor- ence Settle^-' " -- ’srrsnrrrawaiMswsn
This suit does not mention the Board of Assessors or Board of Equalization. It questions the assessment itself. The assessment on several Settle properties was set at $833,400. The suit alleges that the assessment is “excessive and represents a Value far greater than 100 percent of its fair market value.” It says an independent appraiser “has established the fair market value of the property as of Dec. 31, 1991 to be approximately $600,000.” The suit asks the court to order a new assessment.
Mrs. Eastham owns the 2,497.5-acre Ben Venue Farm. Mr. Eastham owns 296.1 acres nearby. The Board of Assessors set the assessment on Ben Venue at $4.7 million and the assessment on Mr. Eastham’s land at $938,100.
The Board of Equalization held hearings on the
See County, Page A-5
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