It’s that time again

Real Estate assessments have been released by the city, and can be viewed online. The party line is to expect smaller increases, with a “rise averaging a bit less than 5.5 percent.” Be warned, though: Some South Richmond neighborhoods — mainly those with relatively modest homes worth about $150,000 or less — will see increases […]

Real Estate assessments have been released by the city, and can be viewed online. The party line is to expect smaller increases, with a “rise averaging a bit less than 5.5 percent.” Be warned, though:

Some South Richmond neighborhoods — mainly those with relatively modest homes worth about $150,000 or less — will see increases averaging more than 20 percent, [City Assessor James D.] Hester said.

Over here in Forest View, everyone seems to have been hit with an increase of around 10%. Our assessment has doubled since 2005. Given the utter lack of increase in services provided by the city (and the fact that both the city and RPD have repeatedly declined to assist with the out-of-control traffic situation over here), the increase is increasingly hard to swallow…

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