The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-23

opportunity print it,
weeks been reading with gusto your clarion
calls to the voters of Dare County urging them
did not awaken to the magnitude of what had been hap
penng to and other property in Dare until after
the arrival of postal card announcing my 1858 property
tax evauaton have been of my county pro-
gressve growing greater each year. but to the extent of
graft and msmanageme behind this have been ndif
ferent feel indebted to you for shocking my attention in
this matter
Reference is made to three stings which are repre-
sentative of all the sngs that card masterpiece of
recorded dishonesty and stupidity:
Listing (a) portion of land inherited from my father
who had divided tract into portions nearly alike pos
sbe to size and otherwise slices from the pie
evauated Each heirs portion carried different eva
of that of the next in SIZE Sheer dishonesty careesness
and unfairness.
Listing b) Seventeen years ago built garage near
of my beach houses My evaluaor evauated this beach
weathered garage having had repairs at 33 1886 higher
matter give for formula of perpetuity enabling
suffer II years of rigid wear and tear and 80 1886
better Preposterous.
Listing (c) So far 1 learn from those on the
scene evauator has entered anyone of beach cot
boarded up last winter Nevertheless my eva
ator evaluated my furniture in them at 500 of its original
cost purchased period of % years. great deal of
which bought Just how there could be any
kind of honest evauaon under those circumstances be-
yond comprehension piercing of the side walls by
eye-beam, suppose: Something like guessing how many
beans bottle of beans. However there
beans in the bottle Ridiculous.
What do to this miscarriage of fairness
to us Plenty We can march to the polls in body and
competent
with realistic approach to vital facet of daily living
In the interest of economic health will have to do
SO, here and Four years hence will be too Then
the trend against will have been set.
The only industry of any scope in Dare the tourist
lns EXISTS because OF the Auantlc ocean, there
fore our beach frontage is greatest tourist
industry in the todng stage and no strong
tactics The small profit percentage wise known every
operator struggling to float there Since owned and
operated vacation rental houses the beach long time
can speak from experience From each dollar of gross
income oOf goes Tor operating expenses and SOC for minor
repairs and requirements If realize 300 nv gross in
come as profit feel fortunate My places debt free
and situated keep the cottages filled contnu-
ousy during the vacation Obviously this added tax
burden will absorb most of that measy 2Of no bo
Normally vacation summer home owners in our area
have than their share of dscoragements They
plagued by frequency of hurricane threat erosion and
cessve deterioration Is not nep to add confcatoy
to their if expect them to remain in midst
to enlarge their Investments Let not the citizens of Dare
imagine that tourists places homes will spring
rapidly increasing taxable wealth. where natural
forces are so dscourang and the county
grasping Individuals shrewd enough acquire capital for
such investments usually shrewd enough not to
into such bear trap Coloniss already located in midst
not going to endure supnely such and not
hit back They too resoucef Doubtless they doing
some tall thinking at this moment.
Such problems will be resolved in due time as ifes
problems always However, it is unlikely they will be
resolved to the advantage of Dares zenry take
the bull by the horns and settle them ourselves
lot boxes NOW! Otherwise chances the beach will
set back twenty-five become shabby and impoverished
while back of the county dip into the dire crcun-
stance of ghost region understandable by all of
we have ghost village in midst
Granting only unique natural resources are the At
anc Ocean and its borderland must admit the ocean
and its frontage at the north of equally unique This
is region ripe for development And our sister county
is on its toes will Immediately set in motion plans to sp
investment capital eararked for parts their
bordering land 1858 tax evauaon is good sell
ing point for them to to discourage those who their
eyes southwark
Usually when manufacturing interest selects loca-
ton of operation in state the state government grants
tax moratorium, and rightly So am not advocating
tax moratorium for the beach interests however am ad-
vocang tax equalization Each square of disable land
cepng ocean bordering lots should be evalued
each
block each piece of timber of equal age buildings should
have equal evauaon regardless of land location This
county foresight.
The lame brain, known evaluator from New
Jersey and his mentors in Dare courthouse definitely haG