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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
BOARD OF REVIEW
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1989
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
7:30 P.M.
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
The Shorewood City Council reconvened the Board of Review in the
Council Chambers, at 7:30 P.M., Wednesday, May 3, 1989. The re-
convene was a continuation of the April 19, 1989, Board of Review
to review assessed valuations placed on real estate value.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Haugen, Councilmembers Gagne, Brancel, Watten
and Stover.
Staff: Clerk Kennelly, City Assessors Rolf Erickson, Dave
Wilde and Rita Griderian and Hennepin County Assessor
Kermit Benson.
APPLICANTS TO THE BOARD OF REVIEW
The following property owners have returned to the Board of Review
for additional consideration to lower their real estate value.
Maude Wadsworth
5460 Howards Point Road
31-117-23-11-0005
Ms. Wadsworth requested that her valuation be returned to the 1987
value. She stated that the Marina on her north and the vacant lot
to the south being used as a lake access, devalued her pToperty. She
stated that a fence has not been installed on the Spaulding lot as
agreed upon at a prior Council meeting.
Gagne moved, seconded by Brancel, to reduce the valuation from
111,100.00 to 99,700.00 (67,400-Land 32,300-Building). Motion carried-
5 ayes.
Kitty Franzen
24875 Yellowstone Trail
33-117-23-34-0007
Ms. Franzen appeared before the Board of Review for the first time.
She has agreed to the determinedl value set by the assessor at the
conclusion of his inspection.
Tim Sexton
5355 Elmridge Circle
29-117-23-34-0011
Mr. Sexton stated that his property valuation should be reduced due to
the low water level of his lakeshore. He is not able to use his boat
from that location. Mr. Erickson has not seen a reduction in selling
prices of lakeshore due to the low water levels.
Brancel moved to accept the assessors valuation of 332,000 representing
no reduction, seconded by Gagne. Motion carried - 4 ayes - 1 nay Haugen.
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Karen Zubert
5320 Elmridqe Circle
29-117-23-34-0007
Ms. Zube~t said her valuation has increased $86,000 in the past two
years. She has a very shallow lakeshore even in a normal water level
year. She felt her home should be decreasing due to age, not increasing.
Brancel moved, seconded by Gagne, to accept the assessors original
valuation of 394,500. Motion carried - 5 ayes.
Walter Bean
5285 St. Albans Bay Road
25-117-23-33-0034
Mr. Bean stated that a 13% increase in one year was to high when a
$900.00 decrease was set in 1987. Erickson explained an error in
identifying the correct parcel.
Watten moved, seconded by Brancel, to accept the original assessors
valuation of $97,800. Motion carried - 4 ayes - 1 nay Stover
Jim Slaughter
5570 Old Market Road
36-117-23-12-0054
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Mr. Slaughter said his valuation increased 48,400.00 or 20% in one
year. Slaughter originally paid 316,000.00 for their home but stated
that due to the custom building to their needs, they can't sell the
house for the $295,900 assessed value. The assessor has reduced the
valuation from 305,100 to- 295,900.
Gagne moved, seconded by Watten, to accept the assessors recommendation
of 295,900. Motion carried - 5 ayes.
Bart Baker
20014 Vine Street
25-117-23-31-0028
Mr. Baker was present to request a further reduction in assessed
valuation on his property. He requested the value be set at 285,000
the value of the building permit. He stated that he greatly over
built the neighborhood and did not have the amenities as equally priced
homes in subdivisions.
Watten moved, seconded by Gagne, to accept the assessors reduced
valuation from $374,900 to 334,500. Motion carried - 5 ayes.
Additional Valuation Changes
Brancel moved, seconded by Gagne, to approve the assessors recommenda-
tion to reduce the valuation of the following list after inspections
were done:
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Larry Buesgens
20090 Excelsior
25-117-23-31-0006
$100,400 to 98,400.
John Moo~e
Lot (Bracketts Road)
35-117-23-33-0032
$15,600. to 10,000.
Moonyeen Bongaards
25360 Birch Bluff Road
28-117-23-33-0028
$259,200. to 240,300.
Donald willis
24835 Yellowstone Trail
33-117-23-34-0006
$126,600. to 118,500.
Edmund A. Post (Geneva)
28050 Woodside Road
31-117-23-24-0007
$320,700. to 299,800.
Stuart Finney
19710 Chartwell Hill
36-117-23-13-0026
$310,900. to 270,100.
Total
33-117-23-24-0013
33-117-23-31-0002
33-117-23-31-0004
33-117-23-32-0014
$1,352,00. to 1,010,500.
Minnetonka Country Club
24575 Smithtown Road
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Dorothy Lane
5660 Christmas Lake Point
35-117-23-14-0004
$188,500. to 183,000.
Ed Boltman
5710 Grant Lorenz Road
32-117-23-13-0028
$131,300. to 127,900.
Alan Erickson
4885 Suburban Drive
25-117-23-23-0064
$67,200. to 60,400.
Kuempel Chime Clock Co.
21195 Minnetonka Boulevard
26-117-23-14-0084
$127,900. to 113,800.
26-117-23-14-0062
$71,900. to 64,000.
ADJOURNMENT
Brancel moved, seconded by Watten, to adjourn the final Board of
Review meeting for the City of Shorewood at 9:37 P.M., Wednesday,
May 3, 1989. Motion carried - 5 ayes. .
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Sandra L. Kennelly
City Clerk
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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