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• <br />• <br />• <br />COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 9, 2001 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />DATE : April 9, 2001 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:30 P.M. <br />TIME ENDED : 7:45 P.M. <br />MEMBERS PRESENT : Carlson, O'Donnell, Reinert, and Mayor <br />Bergeson <br />MEMBERS ABSENT : Dahl <br />Staff members present: City Administrator, Linda Waite Smith; City Attorney, Bill Hawkins; <br />Administration Director, Dan Tesch; and Public Services Director, Rick DeGardner <br />Mayor Bergeson advised the purpose of the Board of Review meetin, review property tax <br />valuations. Representatives from the County are present to answer <br />Mr. Jason Dagostino, County Appraiser, came forward and s sent to review property <br />valuations for taxes payable in 2002. He indicated he did ce��a so phone calls from residents <br />who inquired about taxes. One major issue regarding tie in reas=� taxes relates to the bond issue <br />for the School District. <br />Mr. Gerald Clausen, 6109 Baldwin Lake Road, <br />1952. He indicated half of his property is ifl <br />property valuations are just for the hous <br />going up but the house is getting ve <br />a lot of money just to get the hous <br />neighboring property has a hig <br />an easement that forced him <br />the easement. <br />has been a resident in Lino Lakes since <br />He stated he would like to know if the <br />He stated the value of his house seems to keep <br />e should be going down. He added it would cost <br />le to sell it. He stated the County has indicated the <br />noted he has 2.2 acres and in 1953 or 1954 he had to sell <br />s property. He also had to go to court to get the money for <br />Mr. Dagostino stated in mo ca s the lot is broken down and the value is less if there are wetlands. <br />In this case, only one lot is b 'ng valued. <br />Mr. Clausen stated his lot is split and the back half of the lot is not connected with the front lot. The <br />back half is completely swamp. <br />Mr. Dagostino stated the back half of the lot has not been valued at anything. Only one lot that <br />includes the house is being valued. The wetlands are not included in the valuation. <br />Mr. Clausen stated he wants to know how the County determined the value. The value seems to be <br />going up approximately $8,000 every year. <br />Mr. Dagostino stated today's trends indicate it is a seller's market. The average property valuation in <br />Lino Lakes this year is 8.5%. The home will appreciate unless it is in very bad shape. <br />