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-3- <br /> those properties for which inspections would be ordered that evening. <br /> However, he reiterated the options the property owner had to appeal the <br /> assessor ' s evaluation, saying he had no idea what. the ratio was for <br /> successful appeals in the past. <br /> Mr. Mazurko Indicates He- Would Carry His Concerns No Further <br /> -said he had only come to this hearing to get a better understanding <br /> of how valuations are determined; <br /> -indicated he would not go any further now that he had admitted he <br /> believed his home was worth at least as much as it had been assessed; <br /> -was concerned that he might be looking at a $5 ,600 raise in valuation <br /> each year when the owners of the ramblers on each side of him would <br /> be experiencing raises of $1, 200 and less; <br /> -said, 'if that continued, he would be selling his house and buying a <br /> rambler; <br /> -still wondered why properties sitting next to each other weren' t <br /> escalating in value' at the same rate.; <br /> -believed nothing had really changed since the 1984 inspection each <br /> home had been given except that the rambler 's owner had finished off <br /> his basement which should have at least raised its valuation to the <br /> same level as his; <br /> -questioned what sort of data the assessors put into the"computer be- <br /> cause he didn' t think there were that many split levels in ' St. <br /> Anthony. <br /> Mr. Hanscom responded by saying: <br /> -he thought there were a good number of split levels in St. Anthony <br /> and not only these, but all split levels county-wide were considered <br /> in making this year' s determination; <br /> -on a general level, all split levels were being assessed more in <br /> Hennepin County; however, <br /> -he did not know whether or not the same treatment might be given to <br /> this type of property in Ramsey County. <br /> Mr. Hanscom conceded that "assessing was not an exact science" because <br /> all homes were probably not going to be sold for the market value placed <br /> on them by realtors, who rarely agree with each other on those estimates. <br /> Mayor Sundland told Mr. Mazurko he appreciated his honest assessment of <br /> his home ' s value because the Council would become very concerned if a <br /> number of homeowners reported their homes were worth less than they were <br /> assessed. <br />