A reassessment is overdue
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The reassessment of property in Washington County has been going on for some time, and people still write letters to the Observer-Reporter criticizing it. If everyone had a computer and looked at the assessed values of properties in each school district, I have no doubt everyone would cheer on the commissioners for going forward with a reassessment in the county after more than 30 years.
No one likes paying property taxes, because the tax is for services that many do not receive. Being without the need for the school district’s educational system, your property tax supports the costs so others can enjoy the opportunity to be educated.
Why do some people detest a new reassessment? The worst that could happen is the taxes on all existing real estate would be adjusted to reflect the current market value.
Taxpayers should not be afraid of a reassessment that has been overdue. Even if Gov. Tom Wolf and the Legislature make changes to our tax laws that will help reduce property taxes, don’t you want fair taxation? Taxpayers were wrong when they didn’t request a reassessment years ago when market values began changing.
Joann Diesel
Washington