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Find the value of properties and look for other information that could be helpful when appealing a tax assessment. Look through nine years of Morning Call articles on the issue. A dozen miles up the Lehigh River, Jim Thorpe Borough Council members vowed to hold the line on the property tax but inadvertently hiked it 11 percent. That's more than double the increase allowed by state law. In a county where the first reassessment since 1969 has caused great confusion, a Morning Call analysis has found that many communities have calculated their new tax rate incorrectly.