Laserfiche WebLink
Metadata
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015 Laserfiche. All rights reserved.
MR. CALMES STATED THAT HE FELT THE TAX FIGURES CLEARLY ILLUS— <br />TRATE THAT WHERE A RECREATIONAL AREA IS DEVELOPED, THE GROUND AROUND IT <br />INCREASES IN VALUE. HE ALSO NOTED THAT UNDER THE PROPOSED COVENANT, <br />VISTA ROYALE GOLF CLUB MOULD REMAIN A GOLF CLUB FOR TEN YEARS. <br />r <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED THAT THE'IINUTES REFLECT THAT THE BOARD <br />s <br />HAS RECEIVED A LETTER`FROM GEORGE COLLINS, JR., COUNTY ATTORNEY, NbfIFYING <br />j <br />THEM THAT HE HAS REPRESENTED VISTA PROPERTIES ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS <br />AND THUS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. - <br />IN DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED THAT ATTORNEY COLLINS COULD ANSWER <br />ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS THAT AROSE, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD ASKED HOMER, <br />FLETCHER, PROPERTY APPRAISER, TO ATTEND THE MEETING TODAY, BUT MR. FLETCHER <br />DECLINED AS HE FELT THIS MATTER IS STRICTLY A POLICY DECISION OF THE BOARD. <br />IT WAS DETERMINED, HOWEVER, THAT VISTA ROYALE GOLF COURSE IS PRESENTLY <br />APPRAISED AT $5,800.00 PER ACRE, AND IT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 100 ACRES. <br />COMMISSIONER MASSEY ASKED HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT SCHOOL TAXES. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT THE COVENANT DOES NOT GIVE THEM <br />A COMPLETE IMMUNITY FROM TAXES; THEY ARE JUST TAXED AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL. <br />THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A 'GREEN BELT" ASSESSMENT. <br />MR, CALMES POINTED OUT THAT THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE VALUE OF <br />THE CLUB HOUSE OR THE IMPROVEMENTS; IT JUST APPLIES TO THE VALUATION OF <br />THE RAW GROUND, <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THE PROBEEM IS THAT WE HAVE FIVE <br />MORE GOLF COURSES IN THE COUNTY. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE NOTED THAT IN THE COVENANT VISTA ROYALE <br />i <br />WOULD REMAIN A PRIVATE GOLF COURSE. <br />MR, CALMES STATED THAT AT PRESENT IT IS A PUBLIC COURSE, BUT <br />IT MAY BECOME PRIVATE AND, ACCORDING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION, <br />IT MAY BE EITHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC. <br />Kr <br />l <br />low <br />25 pati 344 <br />