Southampton
Township Community Newsletter
Volume 2, Issue #2
June, 2002
REVALUATION: FAIR
MARKET VALUE PROGRAM UPDATE
In our last
newsletter our lead article was about the Southampton Township property
revaluation project. We asked our
township Tax Assessor, Dennis De Klerk, to give us an update on the project. He informs us that the program is on
schedule. As of the beginning of June,
136 commercial inspections have been made, and 2,310 residential inspections
have been completed. This represents
54% of all property in Southampton Township.
The vast majority of work has been done east of Route 206 along Route
70. As July progresses, the inspectors
will move into the remaining neighborhoods west of Route 206.
New land values and calculations are
currently being tested on the Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system (CAMA),
which is the high tech backbone of this project. Once this work has been finalized, new property assessments can
be produced. Everyone will receive a
mailed notification of the new proposed assessment in November. During the month of December anyone who
wishes may come forward for an informal review of their new assessment. At this time they may question its basis
should there be a concern. Dates and
times for this review will be made available at a later date. All new assessments are to be utilized for
the 2003 tax year, so tax bills will not be affected until July of next year.
Everyone is reminded that the property
inspectors are to have photo ID at all times.
Additionally, the vehicles they are driving are registered with the
township. Should any resident have a
question regarding this program they are invited to contact Dennis De Klerk,
Assessor, at 859-3235.