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-3- "could 3-"could never get more. than $100 ,000" . Because the Soldatows had their property reappraised within the last two weeks , and were still unhappy • with the ruling,. Mr. Beckers told. them. .he would record their protest . and advised them to set up an appearance before the County Board of Equalization, which meets in July. Councilman Enrooth advised them to bring any documents which .-supports their position, including the real estate appraisal the . co.uple had made., to the hearing. George Kaczor, 3404 - 32nd Avenue N.E.., had brought .with him several newspaper , articles which led him to believe the valuation of his home had been raised disportiona.tely as compared to homes in such communities as Edina who were ranked for higher taxes (or valuation) than St. Anthony. He also wanted to. know .why there is such a rapid rise for homes with higher valuation. Mr. Childs said some .of the data in the papers was erroneous . For example, rather than a $1 ,000 raise for a St. Anthony home worth $90 ,000., it would have been more accurate to say an $80 , 000 home would have received a $1, 100 raise. He also told Mr. Kaczor the first $60, 000 .valuation receives $650 in Homestead Credit, and anything above that is taxed at a flat rate. When Mr. Kaczor said his. wife owns property in Minneapolis for which the valu- ation is comparatively lower, the Mayor: told .him it is commonly perceived that St. Anthony property is worth more to a potential buyer than the same property in .Minneapolis . Mr. . Becken agreed that the valuations are affected by neighboring properties . Mr.. Kaczor said he would prefer getting a list of properties from the County with which he could compare valuations to, requesting a reappraisal at this time. • Jack Weinstock,. 3209 - 31st Avenue N.E. , told the Board he has had his home up for sale and listed with a real estate firm for two summers and has never received an offer to match the market value placed on it by the County. He reported he. has. filed for an abatement for 1982 and wanted an evaluation made -for 1983 , since he assumed from the conversa- tion that evening, that his 1983 valuation would not be automatically lowered even if the 1982 abatement were granted. Motion by Councilman Marks and and seconded by Councilman. Letourneau to request Hennepin County to reevaluate the property at 3209 - 31st Avenue N.E. for 1983 as requested by the owner. Motion carried unanimously. Ivar Slettemoen, 3027 - 31st Avenue N.E. , reported he has had his property reappraised twice and his valuation dropped because the County had the wrong square footage for the property from the time it was built. He thought .he should have gotten a refund in taxes for all fourteen years in which the home had been incorrectly valued. Mr. Becken told him, "the property- can only be abated for the current year plus two" . He also advised Mr. . Slettemoen that at the same time he could question the basis upon which the appraiser had ruled that a laundry tub could be combined. with a stool- in another room to form a half bath. Mr. Slettemoen inferred that he believed the only way he ; _. could reduce his property taxes was to vote the persons out of office who had been responsible for them: The Mayor told hin to .refer to Mr. Childs ' tabulations to see which government bodies were the most responsible for the raise in taxes .