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Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Regular meeting Tax rate and revaluationFarmland and open spaceStormwater and flooding

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What was decided

  1. Continued 6Appeal of 510 Quinn Court (Maury D. Klein) Continued to a later meeting
  2. Continued 9Appeal of 4030 Legato Lane (Thomas O. Mills, Trustee, continued from Sept. 16) Continued to a later meeting

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Board of Equalization and Review is set to hear nine 2025 revaluation appeals, from a lakefront home on S. Lakeshore Drive to a 57.66-acre tract on Mt. Willing Road and a condo unit on West Franklin Street. Each owner is contesting the county's assessed value, and the board weighs evidence from both sides on every parcel.

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Meeting recap

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

Nine appeals, seven decided and two continued. The board went below the county's own recommendation once, on Myrna Schwartz's house on South Lakeshore Drive, which she contested with an independent appraisal: assessed at $1,979,100, the county offered $1,766,900 and the board set $1,593,900. On the other six it took the county's figure, or held the assessment where the county proposed no change.

The largest reduction in proportion was on two lots on East Franklin Street, cut from $175,000 to $87,500 on the strength of what they sold for in 2025. The largest in money was John Kim's house on Owls Wood Lane, down $594,100 to $2,255,400 on neighborhood comparables. Maury Klein's Quinn Court appeal and Thomas Mills's floodplain argument on Legato Lane were both continued.

How the votes went

The minutes record decisions rather than vote counts for each appeal.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (9)

Other · 9
  1. 1 Appeal of 2017 S. Lakeshore Drive (Myrna Schwartz)
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Myrna Schwartz contests the county's $1,979,100 value on 2017 S. Lakeshore Drive, arguing for a reduction on an independent appraisal. The county's own opinion was $1,766,900.
    Reduced to $1,593,900
    From the minutes: From the minutes: Value set at $1,593,900, below the county's own opinion.
    • 2017 S Lakeshore Dr · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9799081762 · Schwartz Myrna · assessed $1,593,900
  2. 2 Appeal of 4643 Owls Wood Lane (John J. Kim)
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    John J. Kim contests the county's $2,849,500 value on 4643 Owls Wood Lane, arguing for a reduction on the values of comparable homes in the same neighborhood. The county's own opinion was $2,255,400.
    Reduced to $2,255,400
    From the minutes: From the minutes: Value set at $2,255,400, the county's opinion.
    • 4643 Owls Wood Ln · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 0802034802 · Kim John J · assessed $2,255,400
  3. 3 Appeal of 140 W Franklin Street, Unit 510 (Elmojo, LLC)
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Elmojo, LLC contests the county's $866,800 value on 140 W Franklin Street, Unit 510, arguing for a reduction on comparable sales. The county's own opinion was $847,900.
    Board reduced the value to $847,900, above the appellant's request
    From the minutes: From the minutes: Value set at $847,900, the county's opinion.
  4. 4 Appeal of 57.66 acres on Mt. Willing Road (Amy S. Crutchfield, Trustee)
    Other Farmland and open spaceTax rate and revaluation
    Amy S. Crutchfield, trustee contests the county's $605,400 value on 57.66 acres on Mt. Willing Road, arguing for a reduction on comparable sales. The county's own opinion was $518,900.
    Reduced to $518,900
    From the minutes: From the minutes: Value set at $518,900, the county's opinion.
  5. 6 Appeal of 510 Quinn Court (Maury D. Klein)
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Maury D. Klein contests the county's $823,300 value on 510 Quinn Court, arguing for a reduction on a comparable sale and the condition of the house. The county's own opinion was $761,600.
    Continued to a later meeting
    From the minutes: From the minutes: continued.
    • 510 Quinn Ct · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9769497169 · Klein Maury D · assessed $739,700
  6. 5 Appeal of 2007 Pintail Drive (Regina Lanoe)
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Regina La Noe contests the county's $322,200 value on 2007 Pintail Drive, arguing for a reduction on a comparable sale and the condition of the house. The county's own opinion was $322,200.
    Board kept the value at $322,200, no change
    From the minutes: From the minutes: No change, value held at $322,200.
    • 2007 Pintail Dr · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9836344633 · Noe Regina La · assessed $322,200
  7. 7 Appeal of Lots 25-26, E. Franklin Street (Rachel Victoria Mills)
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Rachel Victoria Mills contests the county's $175,000 value on Lots 25-26, E. Franklin Street, arguing for a reduction on the 2025 purchase price. The county's own opinion was $87,500.
    Reduced to $87,500
    From the minutes: From the minutes: Value set at $87,500, half the assessment and the county's own opinion.
  8. 8 Appeal of 1201 Red Gate Road (Bradford Munroe Booth Jr.)
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    Bradford Munroe Booth Jr. contests the county's $735,000 value on 1201 Red Gate Road, arguing for a reduction on comparable sales. The county's own opinion was $640,200.
    Reduced to $640,200
    From the minutes: From the minutes: Value set at $640,200, the county's opinion.
    • 1201 Red Gate Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9835915740 · Booth Bradford Munroe Jr · assessed $678,700
  9. 9 Appeal of 4030 Legato Lane (Thomas O. Mills, Trustee, continued from Sept. 16)
    Other Stormwater and floodingTax rate and revaluation
    Thomas O. Mills, trustee, contests the county's $627,300 value on 4030 Legato Lane, arguing the lot is encumbered by floodplain. The county did not change its opinion.
    Continued to a later meeting
    From the minutes: From the minutes: continued.
    • 4030 Legato Ln · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9846853837 · Mills Thomas O Trustee · assessed $627,300

Agenda changes

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