HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-6786IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION
UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY
OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Appellant
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF
ASSESSMENT APPEALS,
Appellee
TAX ASSESSMENT APPEAL
TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES OF THE SAID COURT:
1. United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania ("Appellant") is a public utility
company licensed to operate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the owner of certain
real estate situate in Carlisle Borough, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, located at 120 West
High Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17013 and identified as Tax Parcel Number
04-21-0320-015.-PU ("Property"). '
2. This appeal is being filed pursuant to the provisions of Act 1999-4 and/or the
provisions of the Act of May 21, 1943 P.L. 571, §704, as amended, 72 P.S. §5453.704. The
present appeal relates to tax year 2001.
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3. Pursuant to a Notice of Reassessment received by Appellant with respect to this
Property, the assessment on this Property was fixed at $1,175,450.00.
4. Appellant, being dissatisfied with this Notice of Reassessment, duly filed an
Appeal with Appellee, protesting the assessed value placed upon this Property.
5. By Decision Order dated October 31, 2001, Appellee made no change in the
assessed value of the Property.
6. The assessment appealed from (1) is excessive and inequitable; (2) was not made
in accordance with the facts regarding the Property; and (3) fails to accurately determine the
actual fair market value of the Property and to apply to the actual fair market value of the
Property the common level ratio of assessed value applicable in Cumberland County.
WHEREFORE, Appellant, being aggrieved by the action of the Cumberland County
Board of Assessment Appeals, files this Appeal in accordance with the Acts of Assembly in such
cases made and provided.
Harry Ji Rt
Attome~ I.]
Michael Wh.
~LLC
9avis, Esquire
Attorney I.D. # 60758
Attorneys for Appellant
United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
240 North Third Street, Suite 300
P.O. Box 1129
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1129
(717) 238-8263
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VERIFICATION
I, Michael S. Heaton, Director, Property Taxes, United Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania, being duly authorized to do so, verify that the facts set forth in the foregoing Tax
Assessment Appeal are tree and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I
understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa C.S. {}4904
relating to unswom falsification to authorities.
Date:
UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PA
Michael S. Heaton, Director, Property Taxes
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
AND NOW, this Z~ttKday of k]OI]e~t~M- , 2001, I, Harry J. Rubin, Esquire of the
law finn of Barley, Snyder, Senti & Cohen, LLC, hereby certify that I have served a tree and
correct copy of the foregoing Tax Assessment Appeal by first-class mail, addressed as follows:
Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals
Old Courthouse
One Courthouse Square
Carlisle, PA 17013
By: I~~BARLEY' SNYDE~T & COI-IE~N, LLC
United Telephone Company of PA
240 North Third Street, Suite 300
P.O. Box 1129
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1129
(717) 238-8263
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