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APPROVED •1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 3 ANNUAL BOARD OF REVIEW 4 MINUTES 5 6 7 DATE : April 25, 2005 8 TIME STARTED : 6:08 P.M. 9 TIME ENDED : 6:23 P.M. 10 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmembers Carlson, Dahl, Reinert, Stoltz 11 and Mayor Bergeson 12 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 13 14 15 PRESENTATION BY COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE 16 17 Linda Wiener, staff appraiser for Anoka County, explained she was here to review the Annual Report 18 for Lino Lakes. She distributed copies for the Council Members. 19 20 Ms. Wiener indicated that they were at 92.53% overall in Lino Lakes, and noted the information she 21 distributed gave the breakdown for neighboring communities as well. She stated lakeshore is one 22 area where Lino Lakes is low, at 90%, as well as in Zone 1, which is executive homes newer than 23 2000. S24 25 Councilmember Carlson asked what 92.53% means. Ms. Wiener indicated it is the median range, and 26 the State requires them to be between 95 and 105%. She stated they did substantial raises of lots and 27 some structures. 28 29 Ms. Wiener indicated she did receive a lot of calls before this meeting; the highest number in the four 30 years she has been fielding the calls. She indicated they were able to resolve most of the questions 31 before tonight. She noted that homeowners can send in a letter if they have a question or concern. 32 33 Ms. Wiener noted for the record that she received a letter from Michael J. Wagner protesting the 34 reclassification and possibly the market value and taxes payable in 2006 for his property at 865 Main 35 Street. She indicated this is noted as a formal appeal for the records, and will proceed to the Anoka 36 County Board of Review. She stated the classification change was due to the fact that this was a 37 residential property where there was a fire. She indicated the property was rezoned to commercial, 38 but was still being assessed as residential. She stated when the destroyed home was removed, the 39 property went to a commercial classification. 40 41 Councilmember Carlson noted that the next step is to go to Anoka County, but asked if that was the 42 final step. Ms. Wiener indicated the homeowner could go to tax court if he wishes. 43 44 Councilmember Carlson indicated that it always amazes her that there are not more people in 45 attendance, and stated she thinks that speaks for the good job they do at the Anoka County Assessor's 46 Office. •47 48 Ms. Wiener noted Lino Lakes has 7400 to 7500 residential properties.