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Home My WebLink About0786 38 Commissioner's Proceedings Vol. P Jefferson County, Washington ~ "JrtVAML_..~A.r.!"'1 te..~.,.::'~ The Jefferson County Board of Equalization reconvened at l:30p.m., with all members present. There was one petition to be heard. petition No.3 Timber Traders, Inc., P.O. Box 487, Mercer Island, Washington 98040, represented by ~Ir. Vincent C. Kretz - (sole owner) - to request a revision in the assessed valuation on five (5) State Timber Sales as listed in their Personal Property Petition _ assigned No.3. Prior to opening his remarks in regard to his request for change in assessed values, Mr. Kretz stated to the Board he wished to point out that there had inadvertently been an error in the Company's listing of Personal Property Sale No. 32455. Sale had been returned to the Assessor at a valuation of $148,1389.00. This \vas erroneous, a clerk had mistakenly computed the value from a different sale, The correct return for Sale No. 32455 should have been listed at $492,182.00. The Assessor was directed to verify these fi gures and ammend the personal property return accordingly. Mr. Kretz then referred to a letter written by his canpany to the Board of Equalizat ion, dated June 25, 1970. The point of 1his letter is that the Assessor should have deter- mined the true and fair value of the Timber Sales a~ of 1 January 1970, and not have made the assessment on the values as returned by Timber Xraders, Inc. on their 1970 personal pro- perty return at bid value. ~Ir. Kretz produced a revised listing of the Timber Sales in question. This ~ndicates that in their consideration tile sales should be recomputed on a volume bases, \'li th Iiemloch valued at $48.76 per ~ and other species as sh own on the revised list. The County Assessor presented his answer to Personal Property petition No.3. TIle Assessor pointed out that the assessment in this cnse was m~de on the values as returned by this company in l-larch 1970. THat tile assessmen t was not arbitrary, but r/as made in the same manner and on the same bases as like property, ie. other State Timber Sales as returned by various other purchasers tvithout discount from bid prices. That to the best of his know- ledge, bid prices on State Timber Sales for the 1st. quarter of 1970 were not appreciably lorlCr than during 1969. Also, as stated at a prior hearing, one other company wich had submitted a discounted listing on State Timber Sales, had accepted the Assessor's assessment at full bid value without protest; it would be inequitable, in Viel'l of assessment at bid prices of all other State Sales, to reduce the value in this case. It was the decision of the Board that the assessment in this case, as corrected by the Assessor, be upheld. There being no fur.ther business, the Board recessed at 3:30p.m. to reconvene on Auaust 3, 1970. BOARD OF JEFFERSON CX)UNTY Ca,jr.IISSIONERS SEAL: \~:~l~c'a~a~~ CJ 1\TTEST: George IIuntingford, r'lember ~ 9ft ,o#utA4 J . M. 0 'r--leara, N mber- Betty J. Temple, County 1\udi tor nnd Ex-officio Clerk or the Board 1\ugust 3, 197C lO:OOa.m. Meetino called to order by Chairman \'Ialter A. Kelly with all members present. Mrs. Lena Fink'ls appc'lred regarding the road on her property at Shine being used by the County nnd other property ormers. Sllid she was told this is nolY a county road ;<\nd it cuts a Luge pie shi:\pe wedge out or her property. r.-Ir. Beck:!r stated th;.j t road has been on record since 1956 :mcJ thnt j.t is nOl'1 .":1 county road by uS:Jlge. 1,lrs. Finl<as Wr.\S advised to ask for vacation of. r o":ld nn:l to have the pnpers drnwn up in the proper manner to present to the Board for action. l-lrs. Doris i'lest nr:peared requestina "\I/atch for Children" signs on the Lalee Leland Road. 1\lso ask for reflectors on the edges of the road for better vision. Nr. <:Iml I'lrs. Lester \I/est nppenrod re: she had t<:\leon 1\ list of sovernl namos no "rc" for this purpose. (Presonted .":Isl,ed "bout tho pollution of the ll\lee would be no pr oblem m"ldng n swimm:lnCI Dop"rtmont. Milee Rngon, Park Rnnoor, Iltntod that if thero are complaints from the boaters relJllrc1ina the swimmers, lie would hnvo to run tholll out. Said 500 ft. south of tile launch would be tho bast nre<\ for m'limmor s . Lnko Lelard Bridae and srtimmi\11J arell. I,:rs. \oJest stnted of peoplo who Wi:\nt to swim in this lake nnd th erc is . list of names to the Board) Commissioner IIuntl.I1~J:ford bccnuso of motor boats. Chairman Kelly said tho1'e .'\ro.":I, but would have to !Jet permission from the Park ., I I .. I o I I 1"101\ 1'U\!l also w\do to save tho uriulJo. Comminsioner liuntingford stated that the cnps i\nd pilil1(J on tho br!,d~Jo nre rot ton aJ1u thoro Ilro 110 funds ava:l.lllblo for rep;drs. 8",id nolY \1;. !1I1loo tnx would lJnvo to be impollod. Ch.drmnl1 Kelly otntod thnt tho bridao would not bo torn dovm until other fnciliti.os Ilre ,'Wl\:I.lLlblc. Said it could stnnd :for 1.\t least t:l.vCJ mora YOllrs. Othors nppoarino with l-Ir. nnd Nrs. West wore: Ol'Jll liuCJhott, i\lbort ~I. I~oda'.:trs, I'.11i11.l B. f).wis John G. Boulton, Josne r~. CovinCJton, Elsio 1\ndlt'ol'l, EVil B. TaYlor, ~lllr~e Andrews, Gilla C. Uphoff', Sid L. Halvers on .":I11d L. li. Uphoff. Oliver Salisbury .".\ppcnrod to present the plat of Chemikum ~ICllldows for Commissionors review. :'1' Hoarino ,at for Soptombor Gtb. at 11, OOa . m. __, I , - ~ .