WATERFORD — A Waterford family whose appeal of a denial for property tax relief was denied last week say they respect the decision of the Oxford County administrator not to have an immediate rehearing and hope the issue will be resolved soon without further appeals. Virginia C. Howe of 187 McIntire Road requested town assessors […]
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Resident denied tax abatement asks for rehearing
WATERFORD — A property owner whose appeal for tax relief was denied Thursday by the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review has asked for an immediate rehearing. In a letter dated July 25 to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, John Howe, his wife, Deborah, and daughter, Virginia, whose property is in question, have requested a […]
County administrator denies tax appeal rehearing
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole has determined that a rehearing in the Waterford gun club noise tax appeal case will not be granted. “We believe the decision of (the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review) is sound, that the statute requires the application not be reviewed because it was not filed in a […]
Oxford County administrator to make decision on tax abatement appeal rehearing
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole said Monday that he is reviewing a Waterford family’s request for an immediate rehearing on an appeal for a tax abatement that was denied by the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review on Thursday afternoon. In a letter dated July 25 to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, John Howe, […]
Tax abatement appeal due to noise from gun club denied
PARIS — The Oxford County Board of Assessment Review on Thursday denied an appeal for a tax abatement from a Waterford woman who claims her property has been devalued because of nearby noise from a gun club. In a 4-0 vote, Chairman Wade Rainey and members Robert Everett, William French and Fred Packard voted not […]
Third tax appeal set for homeowner living next to gun club
WATERFORD — The Oxford County Board of Assessment Review will hold its third hearing Thursday on a Waterford woman’s appeal for tax relief on her property located near a local gun club’s shooting range on Route 118. Virginia C. Howe of 187 McIntire Road filed suit in Oxford Superior Court on April 23 asking for […]
Resident sues Waterford, claiming ‘extreme gunfire’ lowers property value
WATERFORD — A Waterford woman has filed suit against the Town of Waterford, saying her property has been devalued because of the ongoing “extreme” gunfire from the nearby Waterford Fish and Game Club. Virginia C. Howe of 187 McIntire Road filed suit in Oxford Superior Court on April 23, asking for a reversal of the […]