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Appraiser Sharon Hammond posed several questions to Mr. Dougherty regarding the availability <br /> of the first lease when Ms. Young rented her home in October 2004. <br /> Mr. Dougherty stated that lease is not available, and this is why Ms. Young presented affidavits <br /> from the parties involved with that lease. <br /> Property Appraiser David Nolte related that Ms. Young admitted at her hearing that she used the <br /> same lease for both rental periods without anything being reserved. He advised the Board that <br /> this is not a hearing today, but if Ms. Young is granted exemption, he would take it to court. <br /> School District Member Lenora Quimby questioned why the correct lease was not presented at <br /> the hearing, and why the correct information was not being presented at the current meeting. <br /> Discussion continued and Mr. Dougherty argued that the Special Magistrate made the wrong <br /> decision. <br /> Mr. David Nolte defended Special Magistrate Julie Zahniser saying, "not only is she an attorney, <br /> but she is an expert in ad valorem matters." He felt her words carry the same weight as Mr. <br /> Dougherty's. <br /> Director of Assessment Control Leroy Kelly explained how he visited the property and acquired <br /> the lease from Ms. Young's tenant, who said she was not the first tenant, and that the same lease <br /> was used by the first tenant and only the signatures were crossed out. The tenant stated Ms. <br /> Young did not have the right to go in and out of the home freely. Another issue was Ms. Young <br /> abandoned the property. When Mr. Kelly spoke to Ms. Young, she was in Texas. If she had <br /> remained in the house and rented a couple rooms to someone in need of help, there would be no <br /> issue. <br /> MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Lowther, <br /> SECONDED by School Board Member Quimby, to <br /> deny Wendy Young's request for a second hearing <br /> with the Value Adjustment Board, and to advise Ms. <br /> Young of her right to take her appeal to Civil Court. <br /> Discussion ensued and Vice Chairman Wheeler asked for a better understanding of what would <br /> happen by the Board's action. <br /> Wendy Young pleaded to the Board not to reward Mr. Nolte's office by making her pay to go to <br /> court. <br /> Chairman Davis responded that he could not say he was rewarding Mr. Nolte's office by this <br /> action,but he believed this was the fasted way to get this resolved. <br /> L <br /> Value Adjustment Board - 2 - <br /> Meeting of 03082006 <br />