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Carol Harding
From: Stan Sessions
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:41 PM
To: Myrna Folsom
Cc: Chris Woodruff; Carol Harding
Subject: RE: agricultural land assessment
Dear John,
Thank you for a copy of your letter to the Commissioners. Since I am the Elected Officer in the County
responsible for the setting of property values I am taking the opportunity of responding. I am taking your
complaint under advisement by checking into the parcel you referenced. Should you have additional concerns
with property valuation please contact me personally or Chief Deputy Chris Woodruff.
Best Reagards,
Stan Sessions
From: Myrna Folsom [mailto:myrnai2000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:55 PM
To: Carol Harding
Cc: Stan Sessions
Subject: agricultural land assessment
7050 Loma Linda Ct.
Longmont CO 80504
303 833 2992
April 27, 2004
Weld Board of County Commissioners
Dear Commissioners:
County government is chronically in need of additional revenue to fulfill its responsibility for
providing the best services to its citizens. A source that apparently has not been exploited is revenues
that might be obtained by the correct assessment classification of lands for property tax purposes. Many
land parcels are not being employed for agricultural purposes yet continue to be assessed as such for
property tax purposes. Many of these lands are being held by investors and speculators in anticipation of
realizing their current values as development properties.
It would seem that under the definition provided by CRS 39-102[1.6][a][I] these parcels do not
qualify as "agricultural land". Such disqualification should apparently result in their being reclassified as
developable "Vacant land", which would be appropriate in assessing the land's value as defined under
CRS31-1-103[14][c][I]. To give you an idea of the actual market value of some of these lands, other
similar lands have sold for approximately $20,000 per acre and are presently being intensely developed,
residentially, commercially or industrially.
CRS 39-1-103[14][a] states that "assessing officers are provided detailed information concerning the
appraisal of vacant land in the manuals, appraisal procedures, and instructions prepared and published
by the administrator". If the Weld County Assessor determines that no adjustment of classification and
value of these lands is required or justified, I request that I be given the reasons for these determinations
and access to said manuals, procedures, instructions or statutes under which these determinations were
made.
As an example, Account no. R5575586; Parcel 1313020004 might be considered for review.
This particular parcel might be mined before being otherwise developed. However, to my knowledge it
has not been used for any agricultural purposes within the statutory time period.
I can provide descriptions of other parcels, on request.
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004 2004-1288
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Very truly yours,
John S. Folsom
PC: Stanley F. Sessions, Weld County Assessor
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Carol Harding
From: Myrna Folsom [myrnai2000@yahoo.coml 2''" f7? 20 TA 3: Co
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:55 PM
To: Carol Harding _ =!y)
Cc: Stan Sessions
Subject: agricultural land assessment
7050 Loma Linda Ct.
Longmont CO 80504
303 833 2992
April 27, 2004
Weld Board of County Commissioners
Dear Commissioners:
County government is chronically in need of additional revenue to fulfill its responsibility for
providing the best services to its citizens. A source that apparently has not been exploited is revenues
that might be obtained by the correct assessment classification of lands for property tax purposes. Many
land parcels are not being employed for agricultural purposes yet continue to be assessed as such for
property tax purposes. Many of these lands are being held by investors and speculators in anticipation of
realizing their current values as development properties.
It would seem that under the definition provided by CRS 39-102[1.6][a][I] these parcels do not
qualify as "agricultural land". Such disqualification should apparently result in their being reclassified as
developable "Vacant land", which would be appropriate in assessing the land's value as defined under
CRS31-1-103[14][c][I]. To give you an idea of the actual market value of some of these lands, other
similar lands have sold for approximately $20,000 per acre and are presently being intensely developed,
residentially, commercially or industrially.
CRS 39-1-103[14][a] states that "assessing officers are provided detailed information concerning the
appraisal of vacant land in the manuals, appraisal procedures, and instructions prepared and published
by the administrator". If the Weld County Assessor determines that no adjustment of classification and
value of these lands is required or justified, I request that I be given the reasons for these determinations
and access to said manuals, procedures, instructions or statutes under which these determinations were
made.
As an example, Account no. R5575586; Parcel 1313020004 might be considered for review.
This particular parcel might be mined before being otherwise developed. However, to my knowledge it
has not been used for any agricultural purposes within the statutory time period.
I can provide descriptions of other parcels, on request.
Very truly yours,
John S. Folsom
PC: Stanley F. Sessions, Weld County Assessor
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