Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A final vote on the spending plan is scheduled for June 18.
The Quaker Valley School Board voted Tuesday night to approve a proposed $41.174 million budget for next school year that doesn't increase taxes, but actually cuts the millage rate as required by county-wide reassessments. The 2013-14 budget proposal lowers the property tax rate from 21.25 mills to a projected 16.93 mills, a decrease that is mandatory as a result of new property assessment numbers by Allegheny County. The millage rate will be recalculated again before a final budget vote on June 18, after the county releases its latest tax assessment figures and processes more appeals. A projected $191,769 gap still remains between proposed revenues and expenses, but district officials plan to use reserve funds to balance out the budget. …
Saturday, March 16, 2013
The deadline to file an appeal is April 1.
Sewickley area property owners have another chance to challenge their new assessments, but time is running out. County executive Rich Fitzgerald signed legislation that allows property owners, and taxing bodies, to appeal new real estate values. According to a statement posted on the Allegheny County web site: The Executive and Council recognized that having property owners go through the Court-ordered reassessment has been difficult for everyone. Acknowledging that, and recognizing that there are those who may not have had an opportunity to appeal, did not get the result they had hoped for, or didn’t understand what their assessment may mean to their taxes, this appeal period allows property owners another chance to work to have the …
Monday, November 19, 2012
The council meeting takes place at 7:30 p.m.
Sewickley property owners could see a lower millage rate in 2013, but that's primarily because the Allegheny County property reassessments increased property values in the spring countywide. Sewickley Council plans to formerly adopt a final $4.9 million budget tonight at 7:30 p.m. during the regular meeting. If approved, the budget would keep service levels while reducing taxes from 7.3 mills to 6.5 mills. At 6.5 mills, a property owner would pay $650 in real estate taxes for each $100,000 of assessed property value. Under the law, Borough Manager Kevin Flannery said the allowable amount of real estate taxes the borough can collect in 2013 cannot exceed 5 percent of the 2012 assessed real estate valuation. But without finalized figures …
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The process for my formal Allegheny County property reassessment appeal was painless and hopefully will net results. What's your experience been like?
I was expecting a dogfight heading into my formal appeal for the Allegheny County property reassessment Monday morning. Instead, the process with my assessment hearing officer was painless and went through with barely a whimper from either one of us. I arrived about 30 minutes early for my hearing at Kane Hospital near the Jewish Community Center in Scott. Rather than waiting around for a while, the assessment officer signed me in and took me to a room with several cubicles doubling as hearing rooms. Without a lawyer–or even a certified appraisal–I presented my evidence and photos of comparables that were for some reason valued 5 to 13-percent less than my home. I also showed evidence that other homes were selling in 2011 for what I …
Friday, March 9, 2012
Learn why Allegheny County properties were reassessed, how they were reassessed and what you need to know to file an appeal.
Political leaders are encouraging Allegheny County residents who disagree with their new assessments to file a formal appeal by April 2. At a town hall meeting on new assessments Thursday night in Bethel Park, residents were told they can always cancel the appeal if they change their minds before their scheduled hearing, but they won't be able to file an appeal after the deadline. "If you don't appeal anything you're going to be stuck with what you have,"Allegheny County Councilman John DeFazio said. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and County Councilman Vince Gastgeb organized the informational meeting, also attended by state Rep. Mark Mustio. Many of the 500 people in attendance at Bethel Park High School said they were …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Did your assessment go up or down?
At long last, residents in the Sewickley Valley will learn of their property reassessments. Notices of the court-ordered reassessments were mailed Wednesday, but property owners can access the information online by clicking here to search for a specific address. This year's county, township and school district real estate taxes will be based on the 2012 assessed value, which you can find by clicking here. The court-ordered assessed values will not be used to calculate tax bills until 2013. For frequently asked questions about the court-ordered reassessment, click here. If you do not agree with the reassessment, you may appeal it. Here is what the county's Office of Property Assessments says to do: You may schedule an “informal review,” as …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will not be held in contempt of court, judge says.
A much-awaited decision about property reassessments has been delayed until Thursday, according to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. said he will rule Thursday whether to use new assessment numbers developed by the county for Pittsburgh and Mount Oliver or continue to use numbers originally developed in 2002, the Post-Gazette reported. Wettick, who is overseeing Allegheny County's reassessment, also ordered county officials to continue the assessment process or risk contempt-of-court charges, as reported in the Post-Gazette. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced last week that the reassessment numbers were "null and void." He said the county would use 2002 assessment numbers in figuring taxes for …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The borough council approves the 2012 budget and tax rate, which remains at 5.4 mills.
Edgeworth Borough real estate taxes have remained the same for the past eight years. Now, thanks to a unanimous vote to approve the 2012 final budget, the taxes will hold firm for the ninth straight year. In Tuesday night’s meeting, the borough council confirmed the previous 5.4-mill tax rate for 2012. At 5.4 mills, a property owner assessed at $100,000 will continue to pay $540. Even though the future of the value of borough homes is uncertain due to the delayed Allegheny County reassessments, Edgeworth has estimated that it would receive the exact amount of revenue to support its budget of $2,507,400. Currently, the combined value of all of Edgeworth’s real estate is about $280 million, with the median property value being $320,000. This…
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Administrators plan to present a preliminary budget in December.
Quaker Valley School District officials, realizing that some tough challenges lie ahead, are already planning for next year’s budget. John Sheline, administrative liaison, outlined a budget timeline Tuesday night along with the scenario that board members must consider, such as the significant increase in costs the district must pay into the state retirement system, known as PSERS. Sheline said the Act 1 deadlines for schools have been moved up based on the presidential election, which means school board members will have to decide in December whether to stay within a 1.7 percent index cap or present a preliminary budget for public view without knowing state budget figures. Sheline plans to update the board on the budget next month …
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Feather
4:39 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012
Yep, my went up, they never go down. WHAT THEY GOING TO DO WITH ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY? Casino's revenue and Lottery suppose to prevent this. What are they doing with this money? Quaker valley needs to lower their budget and their tax rate and so does each boro. more ›