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Home My WebLink About0784 36 Commissioner's Proceedings Vol. P Jefferson County, Washington ~-r:::::::~;~:;:~;:~~e t~e:;~~~~~r . t~.~.~i~~d in ~~~r:~:~;::~v~:,~; :;~'~~;:e ~;~e~t;~~'T~~~~~tr ~ Sales; as per Petition No. 1 - herewith. Their contention being that the Assessor in error!: I in assessing Dle sales at the bid price, but should have based the assessed value on the basis I) of Jllnuary 1, 1970 values as returned by them. Request for reduction in value was based up- Ii lion the contention that stumpage values were much lower on 1, January, 1970, than at the time ~i purchased. In response, the Assessor pointed out that the assessment in this case was not ar- bitrary, but was made in the same manner as on like property, based upon returns made by other purchasers of State Timber Sales at the original bid prices. The Assessor further pointed out that of numerous purchasers of State Timber in Jefferson County, Dnly one other company had submitted a discounted return, which had been returned to that company ilssessed at full bid price; and the con1\:>any had accepted the Assessor's findings il1 their case. Tho Assessor contended that a review of the First Quarter State Timber Sales failed to show that bid prices for stumpage in the lst. quarter of 1970 were appreciably lower than various sales Juring 1969. After sume discussion with the Petitioner and the Assessor, it was the BO<:lrd's dec- ision to uphold th e assessmcn t as entered by the Assessor. The Chairman then asked if there was any other petition to be heard. The Board was informed that a Nr. G. Egan had submitted <:I petition, assigned NO.2, but advised he would not appear before the Board, as the difference with the Assessor's office had been resolved. The Boord took no action on the Petition. The Board then moved to the Assessor's office to review and discuss the Tax Rolls with the Assessor. The BO<:lrd recessed at 4:00p.m. to reconvene <:It l:30p.m. on July 10, 1970 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # July 7, 1970 , 10:00a.m. ~leeting called to order by Chairman Walter A. Kelly with all members present. Commissioner 0 I~leara moved and George Huntingford second the moti on to enter contract for appraisLll of 3500 parcels of property with Cole-Layer -Trumble Corl:pany, Appraiser~;. Chair- man Kelly objected. Included in contract is on the job training for Assessors staff (field deputies and office dep~ties) in the appraisal technique. Present were Clinton Randall and Lloyd Howard of the Department of Revenue, and Paul ~l. Chrismer of Cole-Trumble-Layer Co. Correspondence from John S. Spade offering assistance for Cuunty's Overall Ecomonic Develop- men t prolJram. Commissioners received <1 letter from Donald D. Herrma.n, City Manager, Port Angeles, regard- ing the Olympic Regional Planning Council. They would like Jefferson County to join their Council. Commissioners received Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 424, relating to scenic and rec- reational highways systems. Letter from Publ:i.c Utility District of Clellam County concerning money owed, due to power agreement for ~lount Octopus intered into April 1967. County Agony monthly narrative and statistical report from Marie J. Burns. ,Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation Dis trict Program an:) 1969 annual report. Public Notice No. P-70-l52 and No. P-70-l61 was received from the Department of th e Army. 1971 Contributions to the Olympic Pollution Control Authority _ 7~ per person. Notice from \oJashingt on Sta.to Liquor Control Board of License transfer for Fran's Kitchen from David Lee DOuglas to Billie Jean NacCormack and Gracie L. McCullough as of June l2, 1970..: Letter from Dougan, Eader, Reynolds and Wheeler re: County Law Enforcement Officers sicl~ leave. RCW 41.26.l20. Copy 0,( letter sent to Donald Berdan, P.E., Departmernt of Public Works, South Bend, Wash- in(Jton, from Enoinoer Beckor concorning the possibility of purchasing three jail cells from Pacific County. Application for operatin~l permit llnd bill for $l7.50 for elevator inspection from lJep,'.\l't- mOllt of Labor nnd Industries. Notice from Dopartment of N;!tural Resources. County's shnre of money received from M e, R Timber, Inc., $lU,780. Agreoment vms received from Washinl]ton Teamsters Welfare Trust. Employment Security Department notico of omployment of boys acceptol. for Youth Wor)< Pro'Jrll111 Copies or: "T.':Hll~ I"orco Heport" ancl "TarO:let" , regllrding d:rul] abuse, from Department of Institut..1 ions. There beillC) no further business before the Board, the meeting Was Ildjourned. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # . I I ~ .. I . I I .