I’ve put thousands in to my 401k this year, but lost tens of thousands. My stocks are down 40% in the past 3 months. It has become almost impossible to sell a house around here. Every day has more and more traffic going down my street. The economy of the US is collapsing. Gas costs $3.25 for a gallon (of course milk is more…so why complain?). Unemployment is up. Jobs aren’t paying anything. Criminal activity continues to climb in this area. Plowed regions that were under development are just laying dead as piles of dirt since everything has stopped.
Does all this indicate that the assessed value of my house should shoot up 14% this year? Does the city just want to pummel the locals into submission? Where is my money going? I haven’t seen anything improve…but I do see a ton of degradation taking place in the area.
Should I waste my time and request a hearing before an assessor? I’m sure the assessor would say something along the lines of, “well sir, after additional investigation we feel the assessed value of your house was incorrect, it is actually 41% higher than it was last year…sorry about the typo.”
I guess I’ll just lay here and take it. I really hope that C-Ville doesn’t use my tax money to provide “affordable housing” to anyone. If you want to do that, stop raising property values by an average of 18%/year for this decade.
