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Home My WebLink About20152289.tiff 1861, CLERK TO THE BOARD PHONE (970) 336-7215, EXT 4226 FAX (970) 352-0242 WEBSITE: www.co.weld.co.us 1150 O STREET tliMr P.O. BOX 758 z GREELEY CO 80632 September 2, 2015 WESKALNIES JERALD A 2269 DOGWOOD CIR ERIE, CO 80516-7943 RE: THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2015, WELD COUNTY COLORADO APPROVAL OF STIPULATION BETWEEN PETITIONER AND ASSESSOR ACCOUNT NO.: R1781102 Dear Petitioner: On July 30, 2015, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County Colorado convened and acting as the Board of Equalization, pursuant to C.R.S. Section 39-8-101 et seq., considered your request to approve and adopt a valuation of your property arrived at by a Stipulation between you and the Weld County Assessor, for the year 2015. The Board of Equalization found that the evidence presented at the hearing supported the stipulated value placed upon the above-described property as set forth below. Such evidence indicated the value was reasonable, equitable, and derived according to the methodologies, percentages, figures and formulas dictated by law. ACTUAL VALUE AS STIPULATED VALUE DETERMINED BY ASSESSOR APPROVED BY BOARD $305,000.00 $285,000.00 The above 'Stipulated Value' is the value which will be used in the calculation of your property taxes for 2015. This value is not appealable. If you have questions concerning the above information, please call me at (970) 336-7215, Ext. 4226. Very truly yours, 4,4ttitiltiA Esther E. Gesick, Clerk to the Board Weld County Board of County Commissioners Cc: Christopher Woodruff, Weld County Assessor 2015-2289 AS0091 0 y ) G- )'/I-- RECEIVED COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION JUL 15 2015 WELD COUNTY WELD COUNTY Single County Schedule Number R1781102 COMMISSIONERS STIPULATION(As To Tax Year_2015_Actual Value) RE PETITION OF : NAME: Jerald&Diane Weskalnies ADDRESS: 2269 Dogwood Cir Erie, CO 80516 Petitioner and the Weld County Assessor hereby enter into this Stipulation regarding the tax year 2015 valuation of the subject property, and jointly move the Board of Equalization to enter its order based on this Stipulation. Petitioner and Assessor agree and stipulate as follows: 1. The property subject to this Stipulation is described as: L9 BLK1 Vista Ridge FG#1 2. The subject property is classified as residential property. 3. The County Assessor originally assigned the following actual value to the subject property for the tax year 2015: Total $305,000 4. After further review and negotiation, Petitioner and Weld County Assessor agree to the following tax year 2015 actual value for the subject property: Total $285,000 5. The valuation, as established above, shall be binding only with respect to tax year 2015. 6. Brief narrative as to why the reduction was made: Reviewed comparable sales 7. Both parties agree that: ®A hearing has not yet been scheduled before the Board of Equalization. 2015-2289 & QAtt. 74$ AS 0.091 Error! Reference source not found. 1 911AA1.- 1) )3))1°) )ejtAte:143A' i.D t s 1,Oth day of July,2015. GL *13)2.015- -p ,540 'is Petitioner(s) or Agent or Attorney (Assistant) County Attorney for Respondent, Weld County Board of Commissioners Address: Address: Doc-r kv) elect-6- 1150 "O"Street E) co t o57 P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Telephone: 3O3--C66-4714 Telephone:(970) 336-7235 0(.1,n,rk County Assessor u � "t fOL1f,( Address: 1400 N.17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Telephone: (970) 353-3845 ext. 3697 Docket Number Stip-1.Frm Error! Reference source not found. 2 � ?ljAf.,1) )-5)2Pi NOTICE OF DETERMINATION RECEIVED Christopher M. Woodruff JUL 0 9 2915 Date of Notice: 6/30/2015 Weld County Assessor Telephone: (970) 353-3845 1400 N 17th Ave WELD COUNTY Fax: (970) 304-6433 Greeley, CO 80631 COMMISSIONERS Office Hours: 8:00AM— 5:00PM ACCOUNT NO. TAX YEAR TAX AREA LEGAL DESCRIPTION/PHYSICAL LOCATION R1781102 2015 3520 ERI 1MVR L9 BLK1 VISTA RIDGE FG 1M CC WESKALNIES JERALD A 2269 DOGWOOD CIR Ziy 2269 DOGWOOD CIR ERIE,CO 000000000 O ERIE,CO 80516-7943 cc O cc ASSESSOR'S VALUATION PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION ACTUAL VALUE PRIOR TO ACTUAL VALUE AFTER REVIEW REVIEW RESIDENTIAL 320,099 305,000 TOTAL $320,099 $305,000 The Assessor has carefully studied all available information, giving particular attention to the specifics included on your protest. The Assessor's determination of value after review is based on the following: AL02- The actual valuation of your property has been adjusted based on new information. This may be information you have supplied, corrections of characteristics or additional sales. If you disagree with the Assessor's decision, you have the right to appeal to the County Board of Equalization for further consideration, § 39-8-106(1)(a), C.R.S. The deadline for filing real property appeals is July 15. The Assessor establishes property values. The local taxing authorities (county, school district, city, fire protection, and other special districts) set mill levies. The mill levy requested by each taxing authority is based on a projected budget and the property tax revenue required to adequately fund the services it provides to its taxpayers. The local taxing authorities hold budget hearings in the fall. If you are concerned about mill levies, we recommend that you attend these budget hearings. Please refer to last year's tax bill or ask your Assessor for a listing of the local taxing authorities. Please refer to the reverse side of this notice for additional information. Agent (If Applicable): CC,: RS(L r7/7D 6000-0038 APPEAL PROCEDURES County Board ofrEqualization Hearings will be held from July 29 through August 5 at 1150 O Street. To appeal the Assessor's decision, complete the Petition to the County Board of Equalization shown below, and mail or deliver a copy of both sides of this form to: Weld County Board of Equalization 1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80631 Telephone: (970) 356-4000 ext, 4225 To preserve your appeal rights, your Petition to the County Board of Equalization must be postmarked or delivered on or before July 15 for real property — after such date, your right to appeal is lost. You may be required to prove that you filed a timely appeal; therefore, we recommend that all correspondence be mailed with proof of mailing. You will be notified of the date and time scheduled for your hearing. The County Board of Equalization must mail a written decision to you within five business days following the date of the decision. The County Board of Equalization must conclude hearings and render decisions by August 5, § 39-8-107(2), C.R.S. If you do not receive a decision from the County Board of Equalization and you wish to continue your appeal, you must file an appeal with the Board of Assessment Appeals by September 10, § 39-2-125(1)(e), C.R.S. If you are dissatisfied with the County Board of Equalization's decision and you wish to continue your appeal, you must appeal within 30 days of the date of the County Board's written decision to ONE of the following: Board of Assessment Appeals District Court 1313 Sherman Street, Room 315 Contact the District Court in the County Denver, CO 80203 where the property is located. See your (303) 866-5880 local telephone book for the address and www.dola.colorado.gov/baa telephone number. Binding Arbitration For a list of arbitrators, contact the County Commissioners at the address listed for the County Board of Equalization. If the date for filing any report, schedule, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it shall be deemed to have been timely filed if filed on the next business day, § 39-1-120(3), C.R.S. PETITION TO COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION What is your estimate of the property's value as of June 30, 2014? (Your opinion of value in terms of a specific dollar amount is required for real property pursuant to § 39-8-106(1.5), C.R.S.) $ 02-521L/�' What is the basis for your estimate of value or your reason for requesting a review? (Please attach additional sheets as necessary and any supporting documentation, i.e., comparable sales, rent roll, original installed cost, appraisal, etc.) I ATTESTATION I, the undersigned owner or agent' of the property identified above, affirm that the statements contained herein and on a attachments hereto are true and complete. ��f r� 44 '� 30.3 -47w 7/9/x%5 Sinature Tele hone Number Date 9 P we3kct) QrnsiIE, 6OM Email Address ' Attach letter of authorization signed by property owner. 15-DPT-AR PR 207-08/13 R1781102 8426804 Documentation for 2015 Real Property Appeal to County Board of Equalization Schedule Number R1781102 Address: 2269 Dogwood Circle, Erie, CO 80516 Owners:Jerald A. & Diane I. Weskalnies Home Phone: 303-666-4714;Jerry's Cell: 303-588-3464; Diane's Cell: 303-718-7390 Email:jdweskal@msn.com The current actual valuation of our property is$320,099,which is an increase of$72,191 or 29.1%over the 2013 valuation of$247,908.After our protest,the assessor's office lowered the valuation to$305,000.This is still a 23%tax hike that is not justified or substantiated. Since 2011 when a Weld County Assessor reviewed our house in person,we have not added to the value of the house. We are seniors who rely on Social Security and who have not lived in this house for 10 years. We strongly believe in paying our fair share of taxes; however,the size of this increase makes us feel that you are taxing us out of our home. Colorado law states that the assessment is based on sales of neighborhood houses during the period of 1/1/13— 6/30/14. However, after reviewing the current actual valuations for all 42 ranches in our neighborhood (regardless of size or location),we have not been able to discern the pattern or formula whereby Weld county has determined the current actual valuations. Some houses are valued below their sales price, including one whose valuation is lower than its previous valuation; and many houses are valued well above their sales prices. This leads us to believe that the valuations are arbitrary and reflect the recent housing bubble rather than the sales data of the legally mandated valuation period. The average increase in valuations for these 42 ranches is 19%;the average increase for ranches comparable in size to ours is 16%;the average increase for our immediate neighbors is 14%. Therefore,we request that the Equalization Board review our request to lower our valuation to be consistent with the homes that are comparable to ours and that sold within the valuation period.The data for these is shown below.This table corrects two errors in our original protest documentation: First,we included a house that we thought was comparable to ours, but on further review the house is located on the golf course and has a much larger yard. A real estate web site also describes this house as having three bedrooms instead of two. Second,we incorrectly entered a sales price that was$20,000 more than the actual sales price for another comparable property.The correct list of comparable houses that sold during the valuation period is: Address Account# Sale Sale Date Prey. Current Increase Increase Price Actual Actual Amount % Valuation Valuation 1 2526 Azalea Way R1777802 300,000 1/15/2014 287,301 344,322 57,021 0.20 2 2246 Dogwood Dr. R1772102 265,000 7/2/2013 274,004 309,194 35,190 0.13 3 2023 Alpine Dr. R3222604 265,000 6/18/2013 279,812 323,513 43,701 0.16 Average 276,667 280,372 325,676 45,304 0.16 2269 Dogwood Circle(ours) R1781102 247,908 305,000 57,092 0.23 In conclusion,we request that you lower our current actual valuation to$282,615,which reflects the 14% increase from the last valuation of$247,908 and is the percentage of increase that many of our neighbors have received.Thank you. ,-- �rL Page 1, Documentation for Appeal for Schedule Number R1781102 Hello