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Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Regular meeting Tax rate and revaluation

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What was decided

  1. Approved 1Appeal: Thomas Anthony Pasquini, 305 New Isley Trail Board accepted county's revised value of $960,700, down from $1,011,900
  2. Continued 2Appeal: ADJA Group LLC, 517 Lancaster Road Continued to a later date
  3. Approved 3Appeal: Steven Gordon, 124 Fidelity Street, Unit 22 Board accepted county's revised value of $95,200, down from $126,100
  4. Approved 4Appeal: Ethan Fogleman, 1519 Miller Road Board accepted county's revised value of $356,900, down from $419,400

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Board of Equalization and Review met Aug. 13 to hear four residential property tax valuation appeals in Hillsborough and the surrounding county, ranging from a $126,100 condominium unit to a $1 million home on New Isley Trail.

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Meeting recap

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

All four appeals scheduled for the Aug. 13 session were heard, and the board decided three, continuing the fourth. Thomas Anthony Pasquini, Steven Gordon and Ethan Fogleman each ended up with a lower assessment after county appraisers revised their own figures in response to comparable-sales data, a site inspection and photographic evidence. Combined, those three properties' assessed value fell from $1,557,400 to $1,412,800, a reduction of $144,600.

ADJA Group LLC's appeal of its $230,300 assessment on 517 Lancaster Road was continued so the company could submit comparable sales data, after county appraiser Louise Benson-Lochner said a July site visit found no basis for a reduction. Counting that property at its unchanged value, the four appeals heard totaled $1,787,700 in assessed value going in and $1,643,100 coming out.

How the votes went

Pasquini's reduction to $960,700 was moved by Saru Salvi and seconded by Richal Vanhook. ADJA Group LLC's continuance was moved by Leon Meyers and seconded by Salvi. Gordon's reduction to $95,200 and Fogleman's reduction to $356,900 were each moved by Vanhook and seconded by Salvi. Meyers cast the recorded vote in favor each time, and the board's three voting members, Meyers, Salvi and Vanhook, decided every motion unanimously with no dissent.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (4)

Public hearing · 4
  1. 1 Appeal: Thomas Anthony Pasquini, 305 New Isley Trail
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Thomas Anthony Pasquini argued the county's own assessment was out of line with three comparable properties on his street, judged by percentage increase and price per square foot since the 2021 revaluation. Chief Appraiser Kelly Wells said the county corrects to market value rather than applying a flat percentage, and recommended fixing the recorded square footage from 4,068 to 4,191 and the story height from 1 to 1.25, which the board accepted.
    Board accepted county's revised value of $960,700, down from $1,011,900
    • 305 New Isley Trl · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9856556007 · Pasquini Thomas Anthony · assessed $960,700
  2. 2 Appeal: ADJA Group LLC, 517 Lancaster Road
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Naa Aku Ankrah Schreiner, appealing for ADJA Group LLC, cited roof, gutter, ceiling and railing damage on the rented Lancaster Road property. Appraiser Louise Benson-Lochner said a site visit found no basis to reduce the $230,300 assessment further; the board continued the case so the company could submit comparable sales data.
    Continued to a later date
    • 517 Lancaster Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9835436624 · Schreiner Naa Aku Adjabeng Ankrah · assessed $230,300
  3. 3 Appeal: Steven Gordon, 124 Fidelity Street, Unit 22
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Steven Gordon, who bought his Hillmont condominium unit for $90,000 in 2022, cited its original 1970s-era wiring, heating and finishes. Appraiser Scott Zeman recommended lowering the effective year built and condition rating, and the board accepted the resulting $95,200 value.
    Board accepted county's revised value of $95,200, down from $126,100
  4. 4 Appeal: Ethan Fogleman, 1519 Miller Road
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Ethan Fogleman said an unsafe manufactured home and several barns and carports had been removed from his 21.93-acre property. Appraiser Louise Benson-Lochner's site visit confirmed the removals, and the board accepted the resulting $62,500 reduction.
    Board accepted county's revised value of $356,900, down from $419,400
    • 1519 Miller Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9875779042 · Fogleman Ethan · assessed $356,900

Agenda changes

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