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for their house and farm building on a 13 acre lot with a shared right of way.

“It’s crazy,” said Mr. Dodson. “I am hoping to get it reduced or else I’m going to Richmond.”

He said he built the farm building himself at a cost of $15,000 “and yet the assessment went up $140,000.”

Frank Huff, who lives with his wife, Sherry, on Fodderstack Road, also was waiting for his turn to talk to the assessor.

“I am mystified,” he said. “I’m trying to figure this out. I replaced a deck—it's the only improvement I have made—for $2,300, materials, labor and everything, and my overall assessment

See ASSESSMENT, Page A2

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