Posted on 02 November 2012.
Witt Putney of Pearson?s Appraisal Service explains a wall-sized map of Mecklenburg County showing hundreds of 2011 property valuations the firm is reviewing. (Julie Rose/WFAE)
By JULIE ROSE
WFAE
Property owners hoping to learn if the 2011 tax values assigned to their neighborhoods will be re-done 
because of errors will have to wait at least a few more weeks. The firm hired by Mecklenburg County to evaluate the property revaluation process will not share details of its findings until a county commission meeting on Nov. 13. And even then, there are significant hurdles in fixing whatever flaws the firm uncovers.
Cornelius resident Bob Deaton and many more like him have no doubt what Pearson?s Appraisal Service will find in reviewing the county?s 2011 revaluation.
?Needs to be a redo ? the revaluation was totally flawed,? says Mr. Deaton.
The firm?s findings are likely to be far more nuanced, though County Commission Chairman Harold Cogdell told The Charlotte Observer some neighborhoods could be re-done. That would be highly unusual, but Pearson?s Appraisal project manager Emmett Curl says it?s possible. But without approval from the General Assembly, any adjustment the county makes to 2011 property values will only affect future tax bills.
| COUNTY SENDS 2nd ROUND OF PROPERTY TAX BILLS Mecklenburg County mailed 97,000 more 2012 property tax bills to business and individual property owners and mortgage companies on Oct. 30. This second billing follows an initial mailing Aug. 29 that included most of the the county?s 355,000 bills for this year. The county says the second mailing ?is a normal procedure? for properties whose value or tax records were being processed at the time of the first billing. That includes properties whose values were appealed in 2011 but the cases had not been heard by the Board of Equalization and Review, and properties changing value in 2012 as a result of new construction or other factors. In addition, almost 12,000 notices of value are being mailed to owners to reflect either a change in their real property or its assessment effective with the 2012 tax year. These notices reflect new construction or improvements, division of real estate parcels or decisions on property classification such as homestead exclusion, agricultural use, etc. The bills include frequently asked questions. If you have other questions, call CharMeck311 by dialing 311 within Mecklenburg, or 704-336-4600 from outside the county, or visit tax.charmeck.org. Property tax bills may be paid without interest through Jan. 7. For those paid late, interest is 2 percent for the first month and 0.75 percent a month until paid. |
Barb Scott of Cornelius says that?s not acceptable.
?So now if I don?t get an adjustment in my value until 2013, the county has gotten bonus money from me for two years,? says Scott.
She?s one of more than 50,000 Mecklenburg County property owners who appealed the new tax values assigned in 2011. The sheer number of appeals so overwhelmed the system that Mecklenburg County?s Board of Equalization and Review didn?t hear the last of them until just two weeks ago.
By then, the deadline to appeal 2012 values was long gone and 2012 taxes due. Barb Scott?s appeal was denied, so now she and more than a thousand others are appealing to the state Property Tax Commission.
Over the next three weeks, Pearson?s Appraisal Service will hold a series of town hall meetings throughout Mecklenburg County to share what it learned in reviewing the 2011 revaluation.
The schedule includes a Nov. 14 meeting at Cornelius Town Hall, 7-9pm.
RELATED LINKS
Mecklenburg County Assessor?s Office information on 2011 revaluation review, and meeting schedule The schedule includes a Nov. 14 meeting at Cornelius Town Hall.
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