Eight homeowners in New Canaan are appealing the town’s assessment of their property values during a meeting that starts at 1 p.m. today before the Board of Assessment Appeals.
All taxpayers per state law can appeal their assessments on real and personal property once per year, according to the town assessor.
“Currently all assessments are still based on market values as of last town wide revaluation that was completed for values as of Oct. 1, 2008,” Assessor Sebastian Caldarella told Patch in an email.
Here’s a list of those homeowners appealing their assessments Wednesday, together with street addresses and assessed home values, where available, as per the assessor’s database (additional property owners appealing assessments will be listed in coming days):
Name Address Assessed Value Sheila Grow 120 Main St. NA Magdalena Gorzkowicz 48 Overlook Drive $647,710 Nancy Moellentine 544 Oenoke Ridge $8,404,500 Michael Avgerinos 122 Braeburn Drive $1,099,000 Kathryn L. Blankenship 40 Ledge Ave. $650,580 Lindsay Valk 84 Bayberry Road $978,600 Zuhair Suidan 291 South Bald Hill Road $577,500 Damon & Miranda Hussar 140 Bayberry Road $958,440
In the past, the New Canaan mass appraisal methods have not been explained well. The IAAO information offers homeowners an opportunity to better understand property assessing and to make sure that the appeals process meets professional standards. Some of the material is challenging and high-value appeals may require professional guidance, but the appeals standard is written clearly with a minimum of jargon. This Court hopes that this year’s appellants fare well. http://www.iaao.org/sitePages.cfm?Page=219
Good luck.