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About $38 Million of Assessment Value Remains Unresolved in Upper St. Clair
Four large commercial properties account for about a quarter of the $38 million in question.
There is about $38 million worth of unresolved 2013 Allegheny County assessment appeals in court.
Frosina Cordisco, Upper St. Clair School District's director of business and finance, updated the school board last Monday as they try to come up with a plan for the 2013-14 school budget.
John Vogel, the attorney who represents the district in assessment appeals, estimated one quarter of the $38 million in question is from four large commercial properties: South Hills Village (including Dick's Sporting Goods, Target and Sears), Summerfield Commons, the former Consol headquarters site and Friendship Village.
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"These (appeals) could really swing our numbers dramatically," Cordisco said.
Vogel also told the board the large majority of appeals were owner initiated.
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The district is not permitted by law to gain tax dollars from the reassessment process. However, the district plans to place funds aside to address pending tax assessment appeals. Once the appeal process is concluded, any unspent money will be returned to taxpayers as a credit on their tax bills.
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