The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-29
CITY DECIDES MONDAY
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80 percent discount, also.
= To give this S5.682.9S away
that has already been budgeted.
and which means that the bud
get is short by that exact
amount is illegal. and contrary
to the City Charter.
Let's look at the, City Charter!
The City Charter specifically
states that only the Equalization
Board has the right to correct an
assessment roll. Did the Equal
cation Board correct the VIM.
Curry Sons assessment? Mo-
Can the Equalization Board
or the City Commission review
an assessment and correct each
year for the previous IL years
as done in the VIM. Curry Sons
case? No. Article TX. Section 3.
prohibits it.
City Commissioners these are
other questions to ask;
1. When an error was found in
1916 showing that 1875 feet on
Front street owned by VIM. Curry
Sons company was not on the
books, did the owners of the prop
erty go back IL years to give the
city and county what they were
entitled to? r
2. When the equity of the prop
erty was purchased, was the
amount of taxes taken into con-
sideration?
3. Did the present majority
owners possess Curry Sons
property during the period that
they are asking adjustments
for?
4. Is Curry Sons property the
only city assessment that differs
from the county?
5. We're Goldstein, Casa Ma
rina, K. w. Realty. Higgs, treated
in the same way as VIM. Curry
Sons?
6. Did the Curry Sons property
assessment go up in 1871 by it,
self, or did other lands also re-
ceive much higher assessments
due to the 100 percent ASSESS
ment law passed by the State
Legislature in June, 1871?
The charter is protection that
everyone will be, treated the
same. The rich man, the poor
man, No one should ask special
favors!
Charter of the City of Key
West also protects you Commits
SionerS from just such pressure as
you have experienced. If anyone
asks you to reduce his taxes
you can point to the charter and
show them where you can not
legally make the reduction.
Following are sections that APP
ply to the Equalization Board. 1t
is requested particular attention
be given Section 5 of Article 3,
and Section 3, of Article X.
Section 8. Notice of meeting.
Annually not earlier than fifteen
days, and not later than five days
prior to the meeting of the Equal
izing Board, the City Clerk shall
cause to be published in a news
paper of the city, notice that the
City Assessment Roll will be sub
mitted to the Equalization Board
for approval on the date, and at
the place and time fixed for such
meeting, and requiring all per-
sons desiring to have corrections
made in such roll, whether in the
listing, valuation of property or
otherwise, to file with him on or
before the day previous to the
meeting OF such Equalizing Board
their written petition setting
forth forth their objections to
such assessment. and the correc-
tions which they desire to have
made. No such petition shall be
considered until the sworn or
affirmed return set out in Chap
ter D, Article IL, Section 2, has
been filed.
Section 5. Equalization and Cor
rection of Assessment Roll. The
Equalizing Board shall have the
right to change valuations or as
sessmentS of any real and per-
sonal property upon the Roll by
increasing or decreasing the as
sessed valuation thereof as shall
be reasonable and lust to render
taxation uniform.
Section Z. Sessions To Be
Open. During the session of the
Equalization Board it shall be
open to the public. Any person, or
his attorney or agent, feeling ag-
grieved by anything in the AS
sessment Roll, may apply to the
Equalizing Board in person for
corrections of alleged errors in
listing or in equalization in the
value of his property, whether
real or personal, and the board
may take such action as it may
deem just and proper in the
premises.
Section 3. Completion of AS
SesSnent Roll All CHANGES made