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Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Regular meeting Tax rate and revaluationHousing and affordabilitySubdivision and site plans

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Board of Equalization and Review hears ten individual property value appeals from this year's revaluation, plus a seven-property consent list of value adjustments already negotiated between owners and staff.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Ten property owners appealed their 2025 revaluation values to the Board of Equalization and Review on October 29. Seven attended their hearings in person or by phone; the board ruled on the other three from the record alone. The board reduced nine of the ten assessments and left one unchanged. That moved the combined disputed value from $4.24 million to $3.80 million, a $443,000 cut. Reductions ranged from $15,000 to $94,300. Appellants cited comparable sales, property condition, access and septic limitations, and resale restrictions on a Habitat for Humanity home.

A consent list added seven more adjustments already negotiated between owners and staff, covering land, grade and appraisal corrections and two accessory-dwelling reclassifications. Those properties fell from a combined $8.95 million to $7.88 million, a $1.07 million reduction.

How the votes went

All three board members present unanimously approved every item; the minutes record no votes against any appeal or the consent list.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (11)

Other · 10Consent agenda · 1
  1. 1 Harry Reeves Halpin - 2601 Pussycat Lane
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $288,600 assessed value, based on the poor condition of a private access road and septic limitations on the 10.32-acre lot. The appellant requested $150,000.
    Reduced to $202,400
    • 2601 Pussycat Ln · no matching parcel on file
  2. 2 Samantha Reece Rayman - 315 Lakeshore Drive
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $442,200 assessed value, based on the property's recent purchase price and comparable sales. The appellant requested $390,000, citing repairs identified in a home inspection.
    Reduced to $399,100
    • 315 Lakeshore Dr · no matching parcel on file
  3. 3 Michael Owino - 20 Banbury Lane
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $258,800 assessed value, requesting $220,000 based on the unit's condition, purchase price and comparable sales.
    No change, $258,800
    • 20 Banbury Ln · no matching parcel on file
  4. 4 Sandra Douglass - 613 Kensington Drive
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $760,700 assessed value, based on inconsistent land values among comparable properties on the same street. The appellant did not state a requested value.
    Reduced to $737,400
    • 613 Kensington Dr · no matching parcel on file
  5. 5 John Lyon - 126 Horton Road
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $240,400 assessed value, based on resale restrictions tied to the home's construction by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. The appellant requested $150,000, the 2019 purchase price.
    Reduced to $187,100
    • 126 Horton Rd · no matching parcel on file
  6. 6 Teresa Perry Williams - 221 Monarda Way
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $500,800 assessed value, seeking parity with a comparable townhouse the appellant says carries a lower depreciation factor and effective year built. The appellant requested $470,000.
    Reduced to $478,800
    • 221 Monarda Way · no matching parcel on file
  7. 7 Jiakun Wu - 403 Terrell Road
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $265,200 assessed value, requesting $220,000 based on comparable sales and listings from around January 2025.
    Reduced to $170,900
    • 403 Terrell Rd · no matching parcel on file
  8. 8 Dmitry A. Gordenin - 106 Hampton Court
    Other Subdivision and site plansTax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $536,900 assessed value, requesting $484,000 based on comparable sales in a neighboring subdivision.
    Reduced to $511,200
    • 106 Hampton Ct · no matching parcel on file
  9. 9 Ann Henkels - 106 Meadowbrook Drive
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $544,800 assessed value, requesting $330,000 based on land-size differences among properties on the same street.
    Reduced to $464,800
    • 106 Meadowbrook Dr · no matching parcel on file
  10. 10 Akram Khaksari - 115 N Estes Drive
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Appeal of the $400,000 assessed value, requesting $250,000 based on a comparable vacant-land sale next door.
    Reduced to $385,000
    • 115 N Estes Dr · no matching parcel on file

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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