History has proven reassessment to be one of the most unpopular actions a board of county commissioners can take. I think some people will be upset. Not everybody's taxes will go up. After 25 years, it's gotten out of whack. Real estate taxes paid to the county, municipalities and school districts are based on assessed value of properties.
Commissioners say assessed values of many county properties are below current values.
As a result, owners of those properties aren't paying their fair share of taxes, the commissioners say. High winds, lightning and heavy rain swept away the muggy summer air, leaving fairgoers scrambling for cars, campers and livestock barns as awnings, lawn chairs and paper plates whipped through narrow walkways between exhibits. Power failed and emergency workers activated an evacuation plan to clear the grounds as rainwater rose. No serious injuries were reported, despite numerous reports of people struck by blowing debris and one man who was dazed by lightning, which apparently struck the ground near him. Cumberland County District Attorney Skip Ebert says Shughart will be charged as an adult under a new state law that allows prosecutors to hike serious offenses to adult status.