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NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW, JANUARY 30, 2008
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Equalization and Review met on Wednesday, January 30, 2008,
at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room 601 of the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government
Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting was to hear appeals filed by property
owners regarding their tax value assessments.
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Members present were: Chairman William A. Caster, Commissioner William A. Kopp, Jr. and
Commissioner Nancy H. Pritchett.
Vice-Chairman Robert G. Greer and Commissioner Ted Davis, Jr. were absent.
Staff members present were: Assistant Tax Administrator Roger Kelley, Appraiser Pete Richardson,
Appraisal Supervisor Henry 1. Montgomery, and Deputy Clerk to the Board Kymberleigh G. Crowell.
Board of Equalization and Review Chairman Caster called the meeting to order.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE ASSISTANT ASSESSOR AS THE INTERIM
CLERK TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW.
Chairman Caster stated that the Board is requested to consider and adopt the resolution appointing the
Assistant Assessor as the Interim Clerk to the Board of Equalization and Review during the absence of the
Assessor.
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Chairman Caster read the resolution into the record and requested direction from the Board.
Motion: Commissioner Nancy H. Pritchett MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner William A. Kopp, Jr.,
to adopt the resolution appointing the Assistant Assessor as the Interim Clerk to the Board of Equalization and
Review during the absence of the Assessor. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED 3 TO O.
A copy of the resolution is hereby incorporated as a part of the minutes and is contained in Exhibit
Book XXXI, Page 3.
Appellants were informed that the Board would hear the appeals and make decisions following the
hearings and that the Assistant Tax Administrator would notify each appellant by mail of the Board's decision.
TAX APPEAL PRESENTATIONS
The Board heard appeal presentations from the following individuals regarding the 2007 tax
assessment of real property:
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Gene L. Wyke, property owner of 6830 Greenville Loop Rd., Wilmington, NC; R06208-0 11-030-
000.
Marvin H. Thompson, Jr., property owner of 5605 Harmony, Wilmington, NC; R06608-0 17 -009-000.
Fawzi Saba, representing Magnolia Realty Inc, property owner of 5602 Harmony Ct., Wilmington,
NC; R06608-017-011-000.
Thomas B. Wood, Sr., property owner of214 Trails End Rd., Wilmington, NC; R07209-005-011-
000.
William E. Wivell, property owner of 111 Inlet Point Dr., Wilmington, NC; R0851 0-008-004-000.
Kenneth M. McDade, property owner of 604 Atlanta Ave., Carolina Beach, NC; R09005-0 18-002-
000.
Sherman Macon, property owner of713 Atlanta Ave., Carolina Beach, NC; R09005-022-013-000.
James L. and Susan D. McGirt, property owners of 713 N. Carolina Beach Ave, Carolina Beach, NC;
R08815-011-020-000.
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9. Mary Stevens, property owner of61O S. Fort Fisher Blv, Kure Beach, NC; R09405-008-022-000.
Break: Chairman Caster called a break from 12:00 p.m. until 1 :00 p.m.
10. Vera C. Leibe, property owner, and granddaughter Teresa Calhoun, of 312 Raleigh Ave., Carolina
Beach, NC; R09006-013-005-000.
11. Henry D. Capillary, Jr., property owner of 219 Spartanburg Ave., 204 N. Dow Rd. and 304
Birmingham Ave., Carolina Beach, NC; R090 1 0-032-00 1-000, R08817 -014-001-000 and R090 10-
014-007-000, respectively.
12. Woody Burnette, representing Second Street Realty, Inc., property owner of 1004 Greenville Ave.,
Carolina Beach, NC; R09014-001-012-000.
13. Joseph Umscheid, property owner of 664 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC; R09209-009-028-000.
14. Franklin S. and Doris D. Watkins, property owners of 660 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC; R09209-
009-029-000.
15. Herbert Snyder, property owner of66l Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC; R09209-012-008-000.
16. Evelyn M. Bowman, property owner of657 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC; R09209-012-009-000.
17. Paul and Alicia Devereaux, property owners of313 M Ave., KureBeach, NC; R09213-007-001-000.
In deliberations after the hearing of the appeals, the Board affirmed the assessed values as follows:
Assessed Affirmed
Parcel ill Owner Value Value
R06200-003-0 12-000 Hanes P Huber III $239,042 $239,042
2124 Quiet Ln., Wilmington, NC
R06208-0 11-030-000 Wyke Gene L Johnnye 0 $50,000 $50,000
6830 Greenville Loop Rd., Wilmington, NC
R06608-0 17 -009-000 Thompson Marvin H JR Kristine $238,114 $238,114
5605 Harmony, Wilmington, NC
R06608-017-011-000 Magnolia Realty Inc $205,569 $205,569
5602 Harmony Ct., Wilmington, NC
R06620-00 1-005-000 Graham Garey E ETUX $184,722 $184,722
718 Kelly Rd., Wilmington, NC
R06718-00 1-00 1-000 Herring Robert E Carroll N $442,064 $442,064
5500 Dawning Creek Way, Wilmington, NC
R07100-004-152-000 Hartl Kurt Marie $55,800 $55,800
5117 Chalice Ln., Wilmington, NC
R071 05-003-007 -000 Odham John A JR Violet M $189,028 $189,028
904 Haymarket Ln., Wilmington, NC
R07209-005-011-000 Wood Thomas B SR ETUX $109,311 $107,746
214 Trails End Rd., Wilmington, NC
R08510-008-004-000 Wivell William E Mary Jo $564,397 $560,010 (2 full baths not
111 Inlet Point Dr., Wilmington, NC 3 baths)
R08510-009-011-000 Bryson Frank G Bridget A $693,243 $655,990
104 Gazebo Ct., Wilmington, NC
R08800-004-003-000 Weaver Mark K Lauraly1e J $91,199 $91,199
9316 River Rd., Wilmington, NC
R08817-014-007-000 EfIrd Susan Carol $262,264 $262,264
205 N. Eighth St., Carolina Beach, NC
R08817-017-005-000 Denton Barbara Jean Wayne $155,943 $155,943
617 Monroe Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
R09005-003-009-000 Brown June W $55,000 $55,000
707 Cape Fear Blv., Carolina Beach, NC
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R09005-003-0 1 0-000 Brown June W $412,280 $412,280
709 Cape Fear Blv., Carolina Beach, NC
R09005-0 18-002-000 McDade Kenneth M Suzanne P $333,564 Postponed due to
604 Atlanta Ave., Carolina Beach, NC Tax Dept. needing copy
of Owner's appraisal
R09005-022-0 13-000 Macon Sherman Milton $241,033 $240,264 (Outbuilding
713 Atlanta Ave., Carolina Beach, NC removed - not property
owner's)
R08815-0 11-020-000 McGirt James L Susan D $754,129 $705,337
713 N. Carolina Beach Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
R09006-03 7 -002-000 Davis Donald Monroe ETUX $110,600 $110,600
207 S. Fourth St., Carolina Beach, NC
R09009-0 1 0-0 15-000 Mincher Gladys Alease $342,899 $343,361
513 Sumter Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
R09405-008-022-000 Stevens David B JR Mary REV TR $281,735 $263,617
610 S Fort Fisher Blv., Kure Beach, NC
R071 05-003-0 12-000 Davis Sue Chandler $141,769 $141,769
913 Hunting Ridge Rd., Wilmington, NC
R08818-0 1 0-006-000 Griffm John D Lenita ETAL $187,389 $179,087
406 Wilson Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
R09006-0 13-005-000 Leibe Vera C $320,252 $279,443 (reduced
312 Raleigh Ave., Carolina Beach, NC effective year to actual
age due to cost to cure)
R09006-026-023-000 Martin Brian D $246,135 $225,688
I 319 Cape Fear Blv., Carolina Beach, NC
R09006-043-002-002 Baratta David Alan Jennifer A $409,972 $412,558
403 S Fourth St., Carolina Beach, NC
R090 1 0-021-004-000 Minton Donna S ET AL $467,726 $475,049
104 Sumter Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
R090 10-027 -006-000 Fragos Evangelos J $640,792 $609,811
200 Spartanburg Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
R09010-032-001-000 Capillary Henry D JR ET AL $200,022 $200,022
219 Spartanburg Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
R08817-014-001-000 Capillary Henry D JR ET AL $192,500 $162,250
204 N Dow Rd, Carolina Beach, NC
R090 1 0-0 14-007 -000 Capillary Henry D JR ET AL $110,600 $110,600
304 Birmingham Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
R090 14-00 1-0 12-000 Second Street Realty LLC $480,053 $375,000 (reduced due to
1004 Greenville Ave., Carolina Beach, NC landlocked with a paper
street)
R09209-009-028-000 Umscheid Joseph M Katherine A $359,717 $359,717 (value put back
664 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC to original value due to
porch reclassifIcation)
R09209-009-029-000 Watkins Franklin S JR Doris D $359,717 $359,717 (value put back
660 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC to original value due to
porch reclassifIcation)
R09209-009-032-000 Swann Conrad Layne Elizabeth H $359,717 $364,381
648 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC
R09209-009-044-000 Pittman Harold L $359,717 $359,717
814 Sloop Pointe Ln., Kure Beach, NC
R09209-0 1 0-004-000 Shafer Sally M $319,149 $319,149
I 650 Sloop Pointe Ln., Kure Beach, NC
R09209-0 1 0-007 -000 Kerr Randall K Catherine M $327,509 $327,509
638 Sloop Pointe Ln., Kure Beach, NC
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R09209-011-009-000 Newton Linda E
833 Sloop Pointe Ln., Kure Beach, NC
R09209-012-003-000 Winkelman John J ETAL
681 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC
R09209-012-004-000 Rifkin Michael Marlene
677 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC
R09209-012-008-000 Snyder Herbert Alice R
661 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC
R09209-012-009-000 Bowman Evelyn M
657 Settlers Ln., Kure Beach, NC
R09213-007 -001-000 Devereaux Paul Alicia
313 M Ave., Kure Beach, NC
TAX APPEALS WITHDRAWN
$359,717
$359,717
$364,381
$359,717
$359,717
$535,479
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$359,717
$364,381
$364,381
$364,381
Postponed for
Tax Dept. to re-measure
$535,479
Assistant Tax Administrator Kelley reported that the following appellants have agreed to an adjusted
value and withdrawn their appeals. The Board affirmed the assessed values of the following:
Assessed Affirmed
Parcel ill Owner Value Value
RO 1900-002-008-002 Dombroski Anthony T JR Ann $1,080,000 $1,080,000
5428 Sidbury Rd., Castle Hayne, NC
R05515-004-001-001 Univ Place Ltd Partnership $4,210,637 $4,210,637
401 MacMillan Ave., Wilmington, NC
R06116-004-002-003 Silva Robert $192,000 $192,000
5120 Greenville Loop Rd., Wilmington, NC
R06520-005-006-000 Kenny James J Martha M $289,000 $289,000
4016 E Durant Ct., Wilmington, NC
R06700-005-129-000 Desmarais Rene A Beverly E $301,000 $301,000
3722 Grantham Ct., Wilmington, NC
R06718-003-005-000 Martin Ned H $229,908 $229,908
5400 Dawning Creek Way, Wilmington, NC
R07 608-001-008-000 Kirby Margarete S $44,308 $44,308
129 Foxwood Ln., Wilmington, NC
R07900-003-139-000 Weber Robert D Carol S $168,000 $168,000
4034 Hons Trl., Wilmington, NC
R07900-003-141-000 Weber Robert D Carol S $168,000 $168,000
4024 Hons Trl., Wilmington, NC
R07900-003-142-000 Weber Robert D Carol S $168,000 $168,000
4068 Winds Ridge Dr., Wilmington, NC
R09006-036-0 14-000 Johnson Todd E ETAL $289,340 $289,340
213 Hamlet Ave., Carolina Beach, NC
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Caster recessed the 2007 Board of Equalization and
Review at 4:08 p.m. The meeting will convene February 8, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Deputy Clerk to the Board
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