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MINUTES-BOARD OF REVIEW & EQUALIZATION- APRIL 13, 2009

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MINUTES-BOARD OF REVIEW & EQUALIZATION- APRIL 13, 2009

Meeting called to order at 1 p.m. by vice-chair Dave Baker.  Also present were Pine County Assessor Larry Veldhouse, Township Assessor Bob Brewster, Supervisors Don Mishler and Dave Baker, Clerk Fran Levings,  Ron Petroske, Ross and Dan Adrian, David Fornengo, Wayne Mishler, Marlene Mishler, and Ed Proffit.

Mr. Veldhouse explained that since Dave Fornengo served as chair of the Board and was in attendance about evaluation concerns of his own and since Don Mishler serves as a Board Supervisor and two relatives were present with concerns, the policy should be that Dave Fornengo, Wayne Mishler, and Marlene Mishler could only line up the perameters at this meeting, but should appeal to the Pine County Board of Appeal for final disposition of their case if necessary.  This would avoid any real or perceived conflict of interest.

Mr. Veldhouse referred all complainants to a yellow sheet he had distributed.  It explains that Taxable Market Value for property, established about 5 years ago by the state legislature, has now been eliminated by the state legislature. Therefore, the estimated market value is used now.   Mr. Brewster stated that all values are one year behind.

Ron Petroske- R20.5026.000- (Kingsdale- across from former Ida Licht property)-  Said he did not have $18000.00 in improvements.  Said he had turned a garage into a cabin.  Mr. Brewster said that he had met with Mr. Petroske priot to this meeting and he now offered some corrections- (1) will change interior from drywall to ½ drywall and ½year paneling.  (2) floor has cracks, so an adjustment will be made. (3) year built was 1968, not 2006,  Overall rating of the structure was “below average”.  Mr, Veldhouse said that a new evaluation notice will be sent.

Ross & Dan Adrian- R20.0012.000 (On State Line Road).  They questioned the evaluation of the structures.  Mr. Brewster said there is $14000.00 for being on a road and $13000.00 for having a building.  There was 10.5 acres of swampland. Mr. Adrian said he did not have a loft and drywall should be changed to min-wool paneling..  Year built was 1986.  Overall quality rating of “below average”.  Mr. Veldhouse recommended that Adrian’s change from a Sustainable Forest Plan to a Forest Management Plan.

David Fornengo-  R20.0279.000 and R20.0280.000  (On Rutabaga Road)

Mr. Brewster said that buildings have been removed from evaluation on R20.0280.000. Mr. Fornengo was concerned about one parcel being a separate parcel, thus a separate evaluation.  Mr. Brewster said he will reconsider the percentage of swamp land to 4 acres of low ground and 3 acres of high ground.  Changing the swampage should reduce the evaluation from $23000.00 to $18000.00.  In going through each factor determining the value of the house on R20.0279.00, Mr. Brewster said the dimension of the upstairs will change, so the new evaluation will not be assessed for as much space

Wayne Mishler- R20.0254.000  (On McDermott Creek Road- his mother Lydia’s home)

The parameters in this situation did line up, but Mr. Mishler claimed that the house was no longer livable.  Mr. Veldhouse told Mr. Mishler that he would have to appeal this to the County Board of Appeal and that this evaluation was for 2010 taxes, not 2009

Marlene Mishler- (representing Pamela and Brandon Mau) R20.0153.000. 20 acres by intersection of Squib Creek Road & Hay Creek Road.  Mr. Brewster said that he had made an error and there are no structures on this property and a new evaluation form will be sent.

Ed Proffit- R20.0264.000 Questioned the evaluation of his father Alfred Proffit’s property.  200 acres.  Mr. Brewster 62 of these acres were swampland. Because Alfred Proffit was still alive in 2009, the evaluation for 2010 will not change and for 2011, Ed Proffit could change the designation for “Relative Homestead” classification.

The following persons were represented by letter-

Thomas Sand- R20.0436.000 (Pete McGough’s condos on Hwy 24)-  3 acres.  Assessed at $178,000.00.  Bought for $40000.00.  Mr. Brewster had met with Mr. Sand on 04-11-09.  He recommended 3 ideas for consideration- (1) /change “recreational” to “seasonal recreational”  (2) depreciation due to deterioration (3) Change frontage feet from 1200 ft. to 300 ft.

Richard Elliott- R20.0459.000 and R20.0461.000. (Little Ox Creek Road)-  Regarding R20.0459.000, Mr. Brewster reported on a conversation he had with County Assessor Mike Sheehy in which Mr. Sheehy said that via a lengthy conversation with Mr. Elliott, concerns on this parcel had been straightened out.  Regarding parcel R20.0461.000, Mr. Brewster said he could see changing swampland from 5 acres to 8 acres

Brad and Shannon Hemme R20.0517.000 (Betty Lee’s former place in Kingsdale)  Mr. Brewster said the property was originally under-valued, so this year’s assessment brought the evaluation up to par.  Also, the house will now be noted as a medium-cabin and the estimated year being built is now 2003.   These changes will reduce the evaluation.

The New Dosey Town Board then met to hear Mr. Veldhouse and Mr. Brewster’s recommendations.  These recommendations are outlined in these Minutes for each person who attended or sent a letter.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to accept the recommendations of Assessors Veldhouse and Brewster.

Meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk                Also signed by the Chair____________________ Date_

MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING-APRIL 15, 2009

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MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING-APRIL 15, 2009

Meeting called to order at 7:38 p.m. by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were supervisors Don Mishler and Dave Baker, treasurer Vicki Elliott and clerk Fran Levings.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to approve both the minutes for the regular Town Board meeting on Mar. 9, 2009, and the meeting of the Board of Re-Organization on Mar, 24, 2009 as printed.  Carried.

Treasurer Vicki Elliott presented the treasurer’s report.  Fund Balances are- General Fund-$4630.63, Road & Bridge Fund-$14003.20, Cemetery Fund-$154.02, Fire Protection Fund-$108.34, Fire Hall Fund-$309.07, Cartway Fund-$1464.27 and Savings of $7000.00.  CDs- $47250.65.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the treasurer’s report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List for Approval and the Net Employee payroll sheet.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills. Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT;

1.      The plaque for engraving more names on our Honor Roll was dropped off at Superior Trophy.

2.      “Perpetual Care” letters for the New Dosey Cemetery were mailed to people who have loved ones buried there.

3.      Clerk will set a cemetery cleanup date and put it on the township website.

ZONING REPORT:

1.      Two land use permits have been issued- One to Al Wolf and one to Mike Luger.

OLD BUSINESS:

1.      Discussion of the road disc- Plans to use it in 2008 were not fulfilled.  Isssue will be re-considered at the May meeting.

2.      Dave Baker reported on a call from Greg Beck, Pine County Land Department, who said that Class 5 gravel would be available for the township in the county pit located in New Dosey Township at an estimated price of $1/yard.  Total cost after crushing is estimated at $3.15/yard.  Township could store the gravel in the pit indefinitely. Advantage of doing this would be that the Township would then have a gravel  pit in the western part of the township.  Motion by Don Mishler, second by Dave Fornengo, to order 1000 yards.

3.      Vicki Elliott said she would explore an inexpensive way to have the  townships name placed on the doors of the truck.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.      Dave Baker and Don Mishler gave brief reports on the Pine County Township Association meeting of Mar. 28.  Supervisor Baker said that Mark LeBrun, County Coordinator, said that no work will be done on the intersection of Hwys 32 and 24 this year.  He also said that we do no know the exact status of the proposed legislation from our township.

2.       Dave Fornengo notified the Board of a request from Ron Kern to have gravel put on the road leading to his garage.  This would mean designating his driveway as a town road.  Supervisors examined a plat map of the townsite and concurred that this driveway is indeed an extension of Coveau Lane to the south.  Dave Fornengo said he would assure that Mr. Kern understood that by doing this, the township would have road sign installed, the road would be added to our designated road list, and the public would be able to use it.  Chair Fornengo will report to the May meeting on this.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD:

1.      CARTWAY UPDATE- Supervisor Baker reported on a letter from Jim Warren, Wetlands Specialist, which stated that he will do a wetlands delineation and study for approximately $1725.00.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to ask the petitioners for an additional $1000.00 in bond payment. Carried.

2.       Clerk Levings said that Methven Funeral Home will be doing a burial in the cemetery lot they have purchased.

Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair _____________________________Date____________________