Wellsboro Gazette (Newspaper) - August 6, 2008, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Find out on tax payers left off rolls for tax Natalie tax payers were left off the rolls of property owners approved for tax and someone needs to Area School s learned that the Hoga County Assessors Office inadvertently omitted 53 from the list of property owners who applied for and should have homestead or farmstead tax explained Marcia district business The overlooked parcels would Have received an estimated ih tax and the Assessors requested that the school district cover that said she asked the board if taxpayers should receive relief and noted in her they The only who received in tax relief funds through monies collected by the Commonwealth for gambling and slot which was shared among the list of certified property Taxpayers from the Office original Jist have already received their share of that a little over said Had the remaining 53 parcels been that amount would have been slightly somewhere between and letter was sent to district solicitor Robert F. asking for his opinion on the next Superintendent Phil Waber noted that this is an extensive issue across the For what happens when a taxpayer who receives relief does not pay their property How is that issue member Atalanta expressed her was an error by the county Assessors I hate the fact that we have to bite the bullet and pay for their cost of printing new tax notices would be added Tax collectors will tell property owners who did riot receive a homestead exemption and should have to pay their tax and a refund will be mailed at a later taxpayer relief act was signed into law in 2006 and provides for property tax reduction to be distributed to each school district through a or farmstead the property tax the assessed value of each homestead or farmstead is reduced by a set To receive tax property owners must complete and file a form by March 1. Taxpayers are notified if their property is not approved or if their approval is due to Worden of Wellsboro negotiates her mount with the help of Worden through the therapeutic obstacle class during the 4-H Horse and Pony Show on Aug. 3, at the Tioga County The Tioga County Fair continues through this Aug. 3. Borough adopts tax Jason As of Aug. 9, commercial and industrial properties in Tioga Borough can apply for tax abatement again under the Tioga County Preferential Tax Assessment Plan Borough council passed the new ordinance Aug. 4, adopting a 2007 amendment to the county's 2005 The 2005 instituted by county and administered County Development was opposed by citizens and business owners In establishing the 2005^ Tioga County Commissioners had defined all property in: the county as and therefore eligible for reduced tax rates on amendment passed by the commissioners on Oct. 9, 2007, gave municipalities the to field of sunflowers is blooming on Route 287 north in Middlebury across from Sunshine Fam Market The giant blooms stand about 6 feet high and brighten the path of those traveling may keep Wellsboro facility open through 2009 By Diane Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has NOT dosed its Marion Simpson Siemens Adoption located across from Weis Market on Route 6 in Charleston near as originally And CEO Howard headquartered in that the Wellsboro facility continue to operate at full capacity through 2009 or the funding for the shelter continues to decline as it in the past several years while our costs to do business The may have resolved the problem of finding five to 10 acres of property in Potter County to build a facility Nelson said August 6, a result of our recently contacting Potter County we several options for property in Potter We hope to Our ideal location would be somewhere between and We are interested in property whether it has buildings on it or We will determine if renovation or building new is the inost economical way to We have contacted the county to help and are very anxious to purchase property as soon as Anyone who has information about a parcel of land in Potter County me directly at Nelson Potter County facility will be an adoption center and an animal sanctuary for animals from throughout the state involved in cruelty Cruelty case animals require more space and long-term It can take up to a year for a cruelty case to be plan to have several buildings on the Potter Since Blossburg and Mansfield have passed an ordinance designating all their commercial and industrial properties as Other municipalities including Richmond Township and Wellsboro have considered a similar for those ordinance in Tioga defines its and districts as Construction which effect of a property or bringing it into compliance with laws is taxing authority school and county have the authority to grant abatement if the developer applies to If on page 14-A up our purchase by September of this R a Potter County died on January 3, 2005 and willed million to the Pennsylvania SPCA to build a new facility in Potter In July of last officials announced they would be closing the Wellsboro Adoption Center in than a as soon as the new facility was said last are looking for five to 10 along Route 6 in Potter County either in the central part of the county or the eastern part of the county not the a housing runs for exercise spaces and barns and stables for as have been to the area on several occasions to look at This facility is a great opportunity for Potter its animals and opea the facility will employ approximately 20 people in Potter We look forward to working with the residents of Potter County to make this a July of 2007, Chief See on page 14-A Chance tries to group tried to do Diane non-profit animal rescue Clarion Pet Adoption and Welfare Society and Second Chance Animal Inc. of Tioga County have attempted to either lease or buy one of the PAWS first attempted to the Clarion County facility in Paint Township and then tried to buy it. Second Chance Animal Inc. of Tioga County attempted to lease the still open Wellsboro Adoption Center on Route 6 in Charleston Tioga County Jan president of Clarion a nonprofit animal rescue organization formed less than a year ago in Clarion County as a result of the announcement that the would be its facility 'The lease o fer for the Clarion facility house behind the A generous offer the buildings were to be leased Any necessary repairs and would be the responsibility of Clarion The had no intention of spending any additional money on the main shelter building was 23 years old and had a moisture and odor The rough estimate from a local contractor to remove interior wall panels and address the problems was at least supplies and equipment that were movable would be removed by the and utilized at one of their other PAWS intends to adopt the shelter operation authored and taught by Nathan Mr. indicated that the could not be associated with potential animal owes additional paper before building Jason the Richmond Township Supervisors meeting on Lowe's building permit was even though building codes officer Gary Jenkins completely reviewed the application before Aug. 1. s on hold now from their end i Jenkins the end of the meeting the permit was still on hold and locals had it would remain on hold until they received written the comment Deb read a letter to the township from attorney William Writing on behalf of client Gary requested that the township delay any further approval of Lowe's plans until Lowe's puts their promises to Butters into present at the had said that Lowe's promised to put a red light in front of their where Restaurant succeeded the Ponda Rosa He said they promised him a three-way light which would be convenient to his property across the and that Lowe's pay any Butters insists Lowe s is not fulfilling their and he will not sign off on permissions and liability as Lowe's has said after meeting that he would work with Lowe's if they play not trying to stop Lowe's coming to ne building permit was already delayed before the because it lacked the support of a highway occupancy on pago 14-A Gertinde Ederly became the first US woman to swim across the Channel 8 1926
