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Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Regular meeting Tax rate and revaluationWater and sewer

Agenda document Minutes Watch Meeting recap

What was decided

  1. Continued 2Appeal: Russell C. Briggs, 1212 Brookhollow Road Continued to a future date so the appellant could prepare additional information
  2. Approved 3Appeal: Thomas Revelle, 123 Ivy Brook Lane Board accepted the county's proposed value of $641,500, no change
  3. Continued 4Appeal: Jane F. Heaton, 620 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Unit 303 Continued for possible addition to a future agenda
  4. Approved 5Appeal: Anne P. Segar, Lot 121, Sheffield Circle Board accepted the county's proposed value of $711,000, no change
  5. Approved 6Appeal: Kenneth D. Ashley, 5502 Ponderosa Drive Board accepted the county's proposed value of $202,200
  6. Approved 7Appeal: Uldarico P. Datiles, 2829 NC 86 N Board accepted the county's proposed value of $767,900
  7. Approved 8Appeal: Uldarico P Datiles, Et al, 2903 NC 86 N Board accepted the county's proposed value of $451,400
  8. Approved 9Appeal: Burwell Larew Ware, 126 Kingston Drive Board accepted the county's proposed value of $513,200
  9. Approved 12Appeal: Lior Bendat, 204 Bruton Drive Board accepted the county's proposed value of $865,900, no change
  10. Approved 13Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 13.02 acres on Pond View Lane Board accepted the county's proposed value of $159,000
  11. Approved 14Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 11.47 acres on Pond View Lane Board accepted the county's proposed value of $148,000
  12. Approved 15Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 6512 Lebanon Road Board accepted the county's proposed value of $64,700
  13. Approved 16Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 10.06 acres off Pond View Lane Board accepted the county's proposed value of $153,600
  14. Approved 17Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 6518 Lebanon Road Board accepted the county's proposed value of $286,800
  15. Approved 19Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 52-55, King Edward Street Board accepted the county's proposed value of $81,000
  16. Approved 21Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lot 58, King James Street Board accepted the appellant's proposed value of $5,000

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Orange County's Board of Equalization and Review holds 23 property-value appeal hearings from this year's revaluation on October 23. The day splits into a morning and an afternoon session. A county appraiser recommends a value for each parcel. Owners argue for a lower one, citing comparable sales, appraisals, zoning, or septic suitability.

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

The board decided 21 of the 23 appeals outright and continued two for more evidence. Seventeen values went down, four stayed the same, and none went up. Combined, the 21 decided parcels fell from $7,787,900 to $6,898,500, a cut of $889,400, about 11 percent overall. Individual reductions ranged from none to $146,600. The median dollar reduction was $29,800. The median percentage cut was about 16 percent. Before the hearings, those parcels were assessed from $22,500 to $914,500. Afterward, values ran from $2,700 to $865,900.

Grounds clustered by location. Six vacant lots on King Edward and King James streets were appealed for lacking water and sewer service and unsuitable septic soil. Five parcels near Pond View Lane and Lebanon Road were appealed over the size of this year's increase. County staff said state law does not allow that basis on its own. Two parcels on NC 86 North were appealed over zoning designation. The rest cited comparable sales, appraisals, or property condition. Thirteen of the 23 owners appeared for their hearing. Ten did not.

How the votes went

The board decided every appeal by simple majority vote. All but four motions passed unanimously. Board member Saru Salvi cast the only dissenting vote on each of those four.

From the published minutes.

Speaking at this meeting

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Jump to an item (23 on this agenda)
  1. 1Appeal: Beth Kurtz Costes, 375 Tenney Circle
  2. 2Appeal: Russell C. Briggs, 1212 Brookhollow Road
  3. 3Appeal: Thomas Revelle, 123 Ivy Brook Lane
  4. 4Appeal: Jane F. Heaton, 620 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Unit 303
  5. 5Appeal: Anne P. Segar, Lot 121, Sheffield Circle
  6. 6Appeal: Kenneth D. Ashley, 5502 Ponderosa Drive
  7. 7Appeal: Uldarico P. Datiles, 2829 NC 86 N
  8. 8Appeal: Uldarico P Datiles, Et al, 2903 NC 86 N
  9. 9Appeal: Burwell Larew Ware, 126 Kingston Drive
  10. 10Appeal: Douglas S. Diesenhaus, 8 Powell Street
  11. 11Appeal: Meng Chen, 410 Englewood Drive
  12. 12Appeal: Lior Bendat, 204 Bruton Drive
  13. 13Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 13.02 acres on Pond View Lane
  14. 14Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 11.47 acres on Pond View Lane
  15. 15Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 6512 Lebanon Road
  16. 16Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 10.06 acres off Pond View Lane
  17. 17Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 6518 Lebanon Road
  18. 18Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 131-132, King Edward Street
  19. 19Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 52-55, King Edward Street
  20. 20Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 56-57, King Edward Street
  21. 21Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lot 58, King James Street
  22. 22Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lot 59, King James Street
  23. 23Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 127-130, King Edward Street

Agenda items (23)

Public hearing · 23
  1. 1 Appeal: Beth Kurtz Costes, 375 Tenney Circle
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on condition of house and land.
    Value changed to $595,400
    • 375 Tenney Cir · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9788791742 · Kurtz Costes Beth · assessed $595,400
  2. 2 Appeal: Russell C. Briggs, 1212 Brookhollow Road
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on insurance rebuild cost and comparable land values.
    Continued to a future date so the appellant could prepare additional information
    • 1212 Brookhollow Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9855046255 · Briggs Russell C · assessed $225,800
  3. 3 Appeal: Thomas Revelle, 123 Ivy Brook Lane
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on comparable properties.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $641,500, no change
    • 123 Ivy Brook Ln · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9777894175 · Revelle Rachael · assessed $641,500
  4. 4 Appeal: Jane F. Heaton, 620 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Unit 303
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on six equity comparable properties.
    Continued for possible addition to a future agenda
    • 620 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9788394516
  5. 5 Appeal: Anne P. Segar, Lot 121, Sheffield Circle
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on recent comparable land values.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $711,000, no change
  6. 6 Appeal: Kenneth D. Ashley, 5502 Ponderosa Drive
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on condition of dwelling.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $202,200
    • 5502 Ponderosa Dr · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9893809399 · Ashley Kenneth D · assessed $177,100
  7. 7 Appeal: Uldarico P. Datiles, 2829 NC 86 N
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on zoning designation.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $767,900
  8. 8 Appeal: Uldarico P Datiles, Et al, 2903 NC 86 N
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on zoning designation.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $451,400
  9. 9 Appeal: Burwell Larew Ware, 126 Kingston Drive
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on a rare property type, an offer letter and difficulty finding comparables.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $513,200
    • 126 Kingston Dr · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9880540667 · Ware Burwell Larew · assessed $513,200
  10. 10 Appeal: Douglas S. Diesenhaus, 8 Powell Street
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on an appraisal and comparable properties.
    Value changed to $350,000, the property's recent sale price
    • 8 Powell St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9789027973 · Diesenhaus Douglas S · assessed $325,000
  11. 11 Appeal: Meng Chen, 410 Englewood Drive
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on the property's condition and a restricted appraisal.
    Value changed to $842,500 after correcting the effective year built
    • 410 Englewood Dr · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9890617949 · Chen Meng · assessed $842,500
  12. 12 Appeal: Lior Bendat, 204 Bruton Drive
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on comparable properties and perceived overpayment.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $865,900, no change
    • 204 Bruton Dr · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9779140775 · Bendat Lior · assessed $865,900
  13. 13 Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 13.02 acres on Pond View Lane
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on the percentage increase in value.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $159,000
  14. 14 Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 11.47 acres on Pond View Lane
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on the percentage increase in value.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $148,000
  15. 15 Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 6512 Lebanon Road
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on the percentage increase in value.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $64,700
    • 6512 Lebanon Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9835180343 · Palombo Paul N · assessed $64,700
  16. 16 Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 10.06 acres off Pond View Lane
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on the percentage increase in value.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $153,600
  17. 17 Appeal: Paul N. Palombo, 6518 Lebanon Road
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Owner sought a reduction based on the percentage increase in value.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $286,800
    • 6518 Lebanon Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9835088353 · Palombo Paul N · assessed $286,800
  18. 18 Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 131-132, King Edward Street
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluationWater and sewer
    Owner sought a reduction based on the lots having no water or sewer service and unsuitable soil.
    Value changed to $43,200
  19. 19 Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 52-55, King Edward Street
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluationWater and sewer
    Owner sought a reduction based on the lots having no water or sewer service and unsuitable soil.
    Board accepted the county's proposed value of $81,000
  20. 20 Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 56-57, King Edward Street
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluationWater and sewer
    Owner sought a reduction based on the lots having no water or sewer service and unsuitable soil.
    Value changed to $4,500, a 90% reduction for an unusable parcel
  21. 21 Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lot 58, King James Street
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluationWater and sewer
    Owner sought a reduction based on the lots having no water or sewer service and unsuitable soil.
    Board accepted the appellant's proposed value of $5,000
  22. 22 Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lot 59, King James Street
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluationWater and sewer
    Owner sought a reduction based on the lots having no water or sewer service and unsuitable soil.
    Value changed to $2,700 as an unusable lot
  23. 23 Appeal: Lisa C. Wagner, Lots 127-130, King Edward Street
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluationWater and sewer
    Owner sought a reduction based on the lots having no water or sewer service and unsuitable soil.
    Value changed to $9,000, a 90% reduction

Agenda changes

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