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Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Regular meeting Tax rate and revaluationFarmland and open spaceRoads and transportationStormwater and flooding

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What was decided

  1. Continued 7Appeal of Sharon Poythress House, PIN 9767710011 Continued to a later date

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What's on this agenda

The Orange County Board of Equalization and Review hears eleven property tax appeals, including three requests to accept late Present Use Value applications for farmland and forestry, and value disputes on eight residential parcels around the county.

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Meeting recap

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

The board, sitting as Chair Leon Meyers with members Saru Salvi and Richal Vanhook, heard all eleven scheduled appeals; none of the six listed alternates sat. Two owners appeared in person and the rest were decided on the written record. The board accepted three late Present Use Value applications, two for forestry and one for agriculture, all filed after the January 31 deadline. It continued one appeal, over a claimed electrical right-of-way, an aging well and septic system, and stream buffers, after the county representative told the board it found no evidence of the easements on the county's GIS map or the recorded plat.

On the seven remaining valuation appeals, the board reduced every assessment from the county's original figure, in six cases adopting the county's own revised value and in one going beyond the county's proposal to apply a larger flood-related land reduction. The largest cut in dollars was $41,800, on the flood-damaged property; the largest by percentage was 15.4%, on a different property whose bathroom count and lot influences the county corrected. Every recorded vote passed 3-0 with no dissent.

How the votes went

All eleven motions carried 3-0: three motions accepting late Present Use Value applications, one motion continuing an appeal, and seven motions setting a valuation (six adopting the county's recommended figure, one adjusting a flood-related land reduction beyond what the county proposed). No motion drew a recorded no vote.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (11)

Other · 11
  1. 1 Appeal of Sora Shin, PIN 9890605507.045
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    An owner of a Providence Glen condominium unit in Chapel Hill argued the county overstated its square footage and sought $302,533. The board accepted the county's revised value of $325,800, down from $362,400.
    Value set at $325,800
  2. 2 Appeal of Henry Thomas Pope Jr., PIN 9865604391
    Other Roads and transportationTax rate and revaluation
    An owner near the US 70/Revere Road intersection in Hillsborough sought $125,000, citing a corrected bathroom count and the lot's shape and traffic exposure. The board accepted the county's corrected figure of $174,300, down from $206,100.
    Value set at $174,300
  3. 3 Appeal of Bryan Kempter, PIN 9728438513 (Present Use Value)
    Other Farmland and open spaceTax rate and revaluation
    An owner of a 10.01-acre wooded tract on Millikan Road asked the board to accept a Present Use Value application filed late, on June 25, 2025. The board found good cause and approved forestry enrollment for 2025.
    Late Present Use Value application accepted
  4. 4 Appeal of William Atherton, PIN 9856111683 (Present Use Value)
    Other Farmland and open spaceTax rate and revaluation
    An owner of a 13.73-acre agricultural tract on Brookhollow Road asked the board to accept a Present Use Value application filed August 5, 2025, after the January 31 deadline. The board found good cause and approved the late enrollment.
    Late Present Use Value application accepted
  5. 5 Appeal of Hongliang Liu, PIN 9799616953
    Other Stormwater and floodingTax rate and revaluation
    An owner of a flood-damaged property sought $400,000 after Tropical Storm Chantal, citing damage to the crawl space and floor joists. The board applied a 35% flood-related land reduction, beyond what the county proposed, setting the value at $385,800, down from $427,600.
    Value set at $385,800
  6. 6 Appeal of Mark R. Patmore, PIN 9788197475
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    An owner argued the county had wrongly classified a single-family rental as a duplex and sought $644,600. The board accepted the county's revised classification and value of $802,900, down from $844,600.
    Value set at $802,900
  7. 7 Appeal of Sharon Poythress House, PIN 9767710011
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    An owner sought $506,300 for a rural property, citing an electrical right-of-way, an aging well and septic system, and stream buffers. The county representative said it found no record of the claimed easements, and the board continued the appeal to a later date rather than ruling on it.
    Continued to a later date
  8. 8 Appeal of Bryan Kempter, PIN 9728533879 (Present Use Value)
    Other Farmland and open spaceTax rate and revaluation
    An owner of a 13.26-acre wooded tract on Millikan Road asked the board to accept a Present Use Value application filed late, on June 25, 2025, for forestry enrollment on a second, adjoining parcel. The board found good cause and approved it.
    Late Present Use Value application accepted
  9. 9 Appeal of Anthony L. Webb Heirs, PIN 9759901250
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    The heirs of the property's owner sought $46,000 for a home vacant for 17 years with no utility service. The board zeroed out the structure's value, setting the total at $81,000, down from $89,700.
    Value set at $81,000
  10. 10 Appeal of Connole Elizabeth L. Read, PIN 9787483813
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    An owner of a 1972 Chapel Hill home sought $450,000, citing needed repairs and a contractor's renovation estimate. The board found no basis for further reduction and accepted the county's value of $577,300, down from $578,800.
    Value set at $577,300
  11. 11 Appeal of Mohsen Hajirahim, PIN 9890113679
    Other Tax rate and revaluation
    An owner cited peeling paint, gaps around window frames and cracked exterior brick and sought $450,000. The board found the issues already reflected in the property's fair-condition rating and accepted the county's value of $617,100, down from $619,000.
    Value set at $617,100

Agenda changes

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