BOE Meeting-May 8, 2012 FinalNEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW, May 8, 2012
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The 2012 New Hanover County Board of Equalization and Review met on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 9:00
a.m. in the Lucie F. Harrell Conference Room of the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government
Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting was to hear appeals by property owners
regarding their 2012 tax value assessments.
Members present were: Chairman Donald E. Harris, Linda Woods, William O'Shea, Ryan Rhodenhiser
(present until 9:45am), and John Babb.
Staff members present were: Tax Administrator Roger Kelley; Appraiser Thomas Harris; Appraisal
Administrative Support Technicians Joann Davenport and Cassandra Fowler.
Chairman Donald E. Harris called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM # 1: Approval of Minutes
The Board considered and gave a consensus of approval for the minutes from their meeting on April 26, 2012.
AGENDA ITEM # 2: Tax Appeal Presentations
The Board heard appeal presentations from the following individuals regarding the 2012 tax assessment
of real property. Each appellant was informed that the Board would make decisions following the hearings and
they would be notified by mail of the Board's decision in ten days.
1. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2501 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 048 -000
2. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2503 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 049 -000
3. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2507 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 050 -000
4. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2509 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 051 -000
5. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2513 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 052 -000
6. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2515 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 053 -000
7. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2519 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 054 -000
8. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2521 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 055 -000
9. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2525 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 056 -000
10. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2527 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 057 -000
11. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2518 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 058 -000
12. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2516 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 059 -000
13. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2512 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 060 -000
14. Howard Penton, property manager of 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC, 2510 Ebb Tide Ln., Wilmington, NC;
Parcel ID R06120- 007 - 061 -000
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15. Janet Chetti, property owner of 5404 Ibis Ct., Wilmington, NC; Parcel ID R06705- 008 - 018 - 000 -000
16. Kevin Cook, property owner of 0 Hewletts Cr Marsh., Wilmington, NC; Parcel ID R06707- 001 - 015 -000
17. Eric Goldfarb, property owner of 334 Cabbage Inlet Ln., Wilmington, NC; Parcel ID R07200- 005 - 006 -000
18. Christopher Scharf, property owner of 4139 Donnelly Ln., Wilmington, NC; Parcel ID R07200- 005 -040-
000
19. Brett Waress, property owner of 4134 Donnelly Ln., Wilmington, NC; Parcel ID R07200- 005 - 030 -000
In deliberations after hearing the appeals for the AM session, the Board affirmed the assessed values as
follows:
Parcel ID Owner Appealed Value Affirmed Value
R06120- 007 - 048 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 049 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 050 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 051 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 052 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 053 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 054 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
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Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 055 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 056 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 057 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 058 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 059 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 060 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R06120- 007 - 061 -000 1010 Pine Grove Road LLC $108,700 $100,000
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $100,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 3 to 0. (Mr. Harris recused himself from voting due to business conflict; Mr. Rhodenhiser
departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R6705- 008 - 018 -000 Chetti Salvatore Janet Lynn $222,600 $209,900
Motion: Don Harris MOVED, SECONDED by John Babb, to change assessed value to $209,900. Upon vote,
the motion carried 3 to 1. (Mr. Rhodenhiser departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
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R6707- 001 - 015 -000 Cook Kevin P Phyllis B $46,200 $30,800
Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by Linda Woods, to change assessed value to $30,800. Upon vote,
the motion carried 4 to 0. (Mr. Rhodenhiser departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R7200- 005 - 006 -000 Goldfarb Eric Lauren M $1,996,400 $2,107,000
Motion: Linda Woods MOVED, SECONDED by William O'Shea, to change assessed value to $2,107,000. Upon
vote, the motion carried 4 to 0. (Mr. Rhodenhiser departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R7200- 005 - 040 -000 Scharf Christopher J Cherice A $109,400 $90,000
Motion: Don Harris MOVED, SECONDED by Linda Woods, to change assessed value to $90,000. Upon vote,
the motion carried 4 to 0. (Mr. Rhodenhiser departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
R07200- 005 - 030 -000 Waress Brett J
$155,600
$124,700
Motion: William O'Shea MOVED, SECONDED by John Babb, to change assessed value to $124,700. Upon
vote, the motion carried 4 to 0. (Mr. Rhodenhiser departed at 9:45 AM, before the vote.)
AGENDA ITEM # 3: Affirmation of Recommended Values for Scheduled Hearings for Appellants Who
Failed to Appear
Tax Administrator Roger Kelley reported that all appellants that were scheduled to appear had
their hearings before the Board and that there were no other appellants present.
AGENDA ITEM # 4: Old Business (Originally considered by Board on 4/26/12)
In reconsideration of the tabled appeals for the Oleander Court condo complex from its April 26, 2012
hearings, the Board members who participated in the hearings on April 26, 2012 (Mr. O'Shea, Ms. Woods, Mr.
Babb, and Mr. Rhodenhiser) considered the spreadsheet of adjusted values as proposed by the County appraiser
(Agenda Item #4 — Old Business: Revaluation of 2- Bedroom Condos in Oleander Court, spreadsheet
attached to these minutes.)
Motion: Linda Woods MOVED, SECONDED Ryan Rhodenhiser, to change the assessed value for parcels
R05416- 011 - 001 -005, R05416- 011 - 001 -006, and R05416- 011 - 002 -005 to $81,000. Upon vote, the motion
carried 4 to 0.
Motion: Ryan Rhodenhiser MOVED, SECONDED John Babb, to change the assessed values for the remaining
parcels in the Oleander Court condo complex to the values as recommended by the Tax Department appraiser in
the attached spreadsheet. Upon vote, the motion carried 4 to 0.
AGENDA ITEM # 5: Affirmation of the Following Signed and Agreed Values
Tax Administrator Roger Kelley presented a list of appellants who, in writing, have agreed to the value
recommended by the appraisers and agreed to withdraw their appeals.
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Motion: John Babb MOVED, SECONDED by Linda Woods, to affirm the assessed values of the appeals listed
below as withdrawn or agreed upon by appellants. Upon vote, the motion carried 4 to 0.
Parcel -ED
Owner
Situs Address
Affirmed Value
R07100 -002- 069 -017
ODHAM BRENDA S ROBERT LJR
4409 JAYBIRD CIR
$108,200
R08817 -017- 009 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
603 MONROE AVE
$64,700
R08817 -017- 011 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
609 MONROE AVE
$60,800
R08817 -017- 013 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
613 MONROE AVE
$60,800
R08817 -017- 016 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
606 RALEIGH AVE
$60,800
R08817 -017- 018 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
610 MONROE AVE
$60,800
R08817 -017- 020 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
614 MONROE AVE
$60,800
R09005 -018- 014 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
613 FAYETTEVILLE AVE
$60,800
R09005- 018 - 015 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
606 ATLANTA AVE
$60,800
R09005 -018- 018 -000
CAPILLARY CHARLES A MARY E
616 ATLANTA AVE
$60,800
AGENDA ITEM # 6: New Business
There was no new business to discuss.
AGENDA ITEM # 7: Schedule Future Meetings
For future meetings, the Board agreed to maintain the schedule as proposed by the Tax Administrator and
make adjustments as needed.
AGENDA ITEM # 8: Adjournment
There being no further business to consider, Chairman Don Harris recessed the 2012 Board of
Equalization and Review at 12:55 p.m. until the next hearing date scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2012.
Respectfully submitted,
Joao Davenport
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