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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-1611PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION Appellant, V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS, Appellee, V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Interested Parties. : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 6S-tLl1 0C C CIVIL DIVISION PETITION FOR APPEAL AND NOW, this 24th day of March 2005, comes PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION ("Appellant"), by and through its attorneys, Irwin & McKnight, and files the within Petition for Appeal, and in support thereof states as follows: 1. Penn Products Corporation. is the record owner of Lot 134, a vacant lot in the subdivision known as White Rock Acres, which is situate at Kuhn Road, Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (the "Property") and identified as Parcel # 22-12-0349-050. in the Cumberland County assessment records. 2. Cumberland County, Monroe Township and Cumberland Valley School District are the taxing bodies interested in the taxable status of the Property. 3. The Board of Assessment Appeals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (the "Board") is a Board created under the Act of June 21, 1939, P.L. 626, 72 P.S. §5342 et seq., authorized to assess and value real property for the purpose of taxation in counties of the Fourth Class and to hear appeals from said assessments by aggrieved parties. 4. Prior to the year 2004, the Cumberland County Assessment Office assessed the Property in the amount of Five Thousand and no/100 ($5,000.00) Dollars. 5. No improvements or changes have been made to the subject Property since the last countywide reassessment. 6. No utility service is provided to the Property, there is no paved or dedicated road access to the Property, and no building permit could be issued for the Property in its present condition. 7. On July 28, 2004, Appellant duly appealed the 2004 assessment to the Board for regress and reduction of said assessment. A copy of said appeal Application is attached hereto and marked as Exhibit "A". 8. After a hearing, the Board increased the assessed value on the Property to Fifty Four Thousand and no/100 ($54,000.00) for the year 2004 by issuing an Decision Order ("Decision") dated February 22, 2005. A copy of the Decision is attached hereto and marked as Exhibit "B". 9. This Petition is herewith timely presented within thirty (30) days from the mailing date of the Decision since the thirtieth (30) day is Thursday, March 24, 2005. 2 10. Appellant is aggrieved by the Board's adjudication. Specifically, Appellant avers, on information and belief, that the assessment remains unfair, unreasonable and excessive. Appellant further avers as follows: A. The assessment is not equal or uniform with other properties similarly located in Cumberland County. B. There is a complete lack of uniformity in the assessment of real estate within Cumberland County which makes the Property assessment unjust, unreasonable and discriminatory. C. The assessment fails to take into account the lack of improvements on the property. D. Other such reasons as will be developed at the time of hearing. WHEREFORE, the Appellant, being aggrieved by the assessment of the Board, files this Petition for Appeal and requests that this Honorable Court herein determine its appeal and decrease the assessment of the Property to such amount as may be right and proper. Respectfully submitted, IRWIN & MCKNIGHT By: Dou as . Miller, Esquire 60 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (717) 249-2353 Supreme Court I.D. No. 83776 Date: March 24, 2005 Attorney for Appellant 3 VERIFICATION The foregoing Petition on behalf of the Appellant, Penn Products Corporation, is based upon information which has been gathered by counsel for the Appellant in the preparation of this document. The statements made in this document are true and correct to the best of the counsel's knowledge, information and belief. The Appellant's verification cannot be obtained within the time allowed for filing the pleading. The undersigned is therefore verifying on behalf of the Appellant according to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 1024(c)(2). The undersigned understands that false statements herein made are subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. I-- - A /L-& Dougl G. Miller, Esquire Date: March 24, 2005 EXHIBIT "A" CUMBERLAND COUNTY ASSESSMENT APPEAL - RESIDENTIAL or LAND Under the provisions of law any person' aggrieved by any assessment desiring to appeal shall file a statement, in writing, with the Board of Assessment Appeals on or before . Such statement shall designate the assessment appealed from and the address to which the Board shall mail notice of when and where to appear for a hearing. No appeal shall be heard by the board unless appellant shall first. have filed the appeal and required documents on or before , as set forth by law. (') includes taxing districts Record Owner(s) Name: Mailing Address: VZ Site Location of Property Subject of Appeal: Number Street Borolrbwnship Assessors Tax Map Identification #: -?T? -1 .2 0, .3 if % Building and/or Land Use: ?•4?'?rN7 Lit w)? Number of Stories Total Rooms Bedrooms Family Room Full Baths Half Baths Basement Garage(Cars) Carport Fireplace Central Air Lot Size/Acreage Condominum Common Element Date Purchased Assessment Appealed If property is Rented, State Annual Rent Amount of Fire Insurance Opinion of Market Value of this Property State Reasons for Filing This Appeal: Z +? 7` /S Nd t,/ & Certificate of appeal I/we hereby declare my/our intention to appeal from the assessed valuation of the property described above and do hereby verify that the statements made in this appeal are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Section 49 relating to unsworn falsiLfication uthorities. Signed: Date: - Phone #: (Home) Owner(s) of deco (Day/Office) All notices of these proceedings shall be mailed to: Name: Office Use Only D Fee Address: E?- JUL 28 2a Purchase Price List Sales of Comparable Properties EXHIBIT "B" ?u ??rzne5 16:43 2589384 WHITE ROCK ACRES PAGE 10 Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals Old Courthouse (717) 240-6350 One Courthouse Square (717) 240-6354 (fax) Carlisle PA 17013 90NNIE M. MAHON£Y Board of Assessment Appeals Chef Assessor Uoyd W. Bucher R. Fred Hefelfinger STEPHEN D. TILEY 4 Sarah Hughes Assistant Solicitor DECISION ORDER PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1369 SWOPE DRIVE BOILING SPRING PA 17007 Dear Property Owner: MAILING DATE: February 22, 2005 PARCEL NUMBER: 22-12-0349-050. dot i3y `M 4f This letter is to officially notify you of the decision of the Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals regarding the above-referenced parcel. DATE OF APPEAL HEARING: 02/15/2005 DATE DECISION RENDERED: 02/1712005 EFFECTIVE FOR TAX YEAR: DECISION RENDERED: [ ] Withdrawn By Applicant [ ] Abandoned For Failure To Appear [ J Denied - No Change [ ] Approved Review Appraiser's Changes [X] Revised Assessment Based on Hearing [ ] Other: TOTAL VALUE FAIR MARKET CLEAN AND GREEN CLEAN AND GREEN STATUS Old Assessed Value: 5,000 New Assessed Value: 54,000 NOT APPLICABLE i Any person aggrieved by the order of the Board of Assessment may appeal to the Court of Common Pleas by filing a petition in the Prothonotary's office on or before March 24, 2005. PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION Appellant, V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS, Appellee, V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Interested Parties. : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. CIVIL DIVISION CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Douglas G. Miller, Esquire, hereby certify that a copy of attached document was served upon the following by depositing a true and correct copy of the same in the United States mail, First Class, postage prepaid in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the date referenced below and addressed as follows: Stephen D. Tiley, Esq., Solicitor Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals Old Courthouse One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 Jerry R. Duffle, Esq., Solicitor Cumberland Valley School District Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner 301 Market Street Lemoyne, PA 17043 Edward L. Schorpp, Esq., Solicitor Cumberland County Cumberland County Courthouse One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 James D. Bogar, Esq., Solicitor Monroe Township One West Main Street P. O. Box 109 Shiremanstown, PA 17011 IRWIN & McKNIGHT A. zel?' By: Douglas . Miller, Esquire 60 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249-2353 Supreme Court I.D. No. 83776 Date: March 24, 2005 r--:p 0 ? ?.•' ? "'gin ' RECEIVED MAR 2 9 200( PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION : IN THE COURT OF COMMON Appellant, : CUMBERLAND COUNT', PEP V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS, Appellee, NO. OS= /?. // CIVIL DIVISION V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Interested Parties. ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this 30 day of 2C , 2005, a attached Petition for Appeal is scheduled for the day of _ 1,30 o'clock in Courtroom of the Cumberland Co BY THE COURT, in S OF VANIA to the 2005, at J. p% IL C.,. j Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire Attorney for Appellant Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Supreme Court No. 32318 Tel: 717-243-5838 Fax.: 717-243-6441 PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION Appellant V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS Appellee CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Interested Parties IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 2005-1611 CIVIL TERM ANSWER AND NOW, comes Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals, and County of Cumberland, by Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire, Assistant Cumberland County Solicitor for Tax Matters, and files this Answer to the Petition For Appeal, of which the following is a statement. Admitted. 2. Admitted. 3. Admitted in part. Denied in part. The averments of this paragraph are admitted except the statutory citation is incorrect. The Board of Assessment Appeals is created pursuant to The Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law (72 P.S. §5453.101 et seq.) and specifically pursuant to Section 301 of that law (72 P.S. §5453.301). Cumberland County is a Fourth Class County. Answer - Penn Products Corporation page ! of 3 4. Admitted in part. Denied in part. The averments of this paragraph are admitted factually, however, they are irrelevant as year 2004 was the year of a countywide reassessment in Cumberland County and the subject property was reassessed along with all other properties in Cumberland County, and this assessment appeal is a result of that countywide reassessment for this parcel. Any prior assessments are irrelevant. 5. Denied. The averments of this paragraph are denied as averments of fact which are solely within the knowledge of the Petitioners, outside the knowledge of the Board and County which has no knowledge as to the improvements or changes which have been made to the lot since "the last countywide reassessment." The averments are also denied as irrelevant if reference to "the last countywide reassessment" is to the year 2000 Cumberland Countywide reassessment as improvements and changes prior to the year 2004 countywide reassessment are irrelevant. The within appeal only concerns the value placed as a result of the 2004 countywide reassessment. 6. Denied. The averments of this paragraph set forth facts which in part are outside of the knowledge of Respondent Board and County, and solely within the knowledge of the Appellant, strict proof at trial being demanded. The averments of this paragraph are also denied as, based upon the information and belief of the Board, some utilities may have been installed in the street accessing the premises, although the Board is not aware that utility service is extended into the subject lot; the Board believes that the road access has been dedicated or offered for dedication on the Subdivision Plan for this Phase of White Rock Acres; and, the Board believes that a building permit can be issued for the subject lot, subject, of course, to the developer's obligation to complete the infrastructure, as with any other newly developed residential building lot. Admitted. 8. Admitted. 9. Admitted. Answer - Penn Prodtwts Corporation page 2 of 3 10. Denied. The averments of this paragraph set forth conclusions of law to which no responsive pleading is required. Strict proof at trial is demanded. WHEREFORE, Appellee, Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals and Interested Party, Cumberland County, pray Your Honorable Court for an Order denying the appeal of Penn Products Corporation, affirming the value of the residential building lot at $54,000 as set by the Board, or for such other and further relief as to the Court may seem just and proper. Dated: j-- Respectfully submitted, By . 7?-4 Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire Assistant Cumb. Cry. Solicitor For Tax Matters 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-5838 Supreme Court I.D.#32318 VERIFICATION I verify that the statements made in the foregoing Answer are true and correct, partially upon personal knowledge and partially upon my belief, to the extent language in the Answer is that of my attorneys, I have relied upon my attorneys in making this Verification. I understand that false statements herein are made and subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Dated: tit ? Bonnie M. Mahoney, Chief Assessor Answer - Penn Products Corporation page 3 of 3 Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire Attorney for Appellant Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Supreme Court No. 32318 Tel: 717-243-5838 Fax.: 717-243-6441 PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Appellant V. NO. 2005-1611 CIVIL TERM CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS Appellee CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Interested Parties CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing Answer by placing a certified true and correct copy of the same in the United States mail, postage pre-paid, addressed to: Douglas G. Miller, Esquire Attorney for Appellant Irwin & McKnight 60 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Jerry R. Duffie, Esquire Attorney for Cumberland Valley School District Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner 301 Market Street Lemoyne, PA 17043 James D. Bogar, Esquire Attorney for Monroe Township One West Main Street P.O. Box 109 Shiremanstown, PA 17011 Date: Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire Assistant Cumb. Co. Solicitor 5 S. Hanover Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-5838 Attorney I.D.#32318 f`' Cf} a t_,, 2? ' ? .z? r ? ;:} ?J ? _ ? -" C?.?? M ?' ?,?. , Y 'r? ?,;. 1 r? , PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION, APPELLANT V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS, APPELLEE V. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERESTED PARTIES 05-1611 CIVIL TERM PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION APPELLANT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS, APPELLEE V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERESTED PARTIES 05-2660 CIVIL TERM ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this (o day of May, 2005, the assessment appeal filed at the above-captioned numbers, ARE CONSOLIDATED. The order of May 25, 2005, scheduling the appeal at 05-2660 before Bayley, J., on August 25, 2005, IS VACATED. That appeal shall be held together with the appeal at 05-1611 before Judge Hess at 9:30 a.m., June 17, 2005. the Court, Edgar B. Bayley, J. l,0ouglas G. Miller, Esquire For Appellant Xtephen D. Tiley, Esquire For Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals vderry R. Duffie, Esquire For Cumberland Valley School District Xdward L. Schorpp, Esquire Solicitor, Cumberland County ,James D. Bogar, Esquire Solicitor, Monroe Township Judge Hess 6e 0 :sal ?' : ?. <. .,. PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Plaintiff vs. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS, Appellee vs. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Interested Parties IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. 05-1611 CIVIL IN RE: PETITION FOR APPEAL ORDER AND NOW, this /-P day of June, 2005, pending receipt of a settlement stipulation, hearing in the above captioned matter is continued generally. ?r'ouglas Miller, Esquire For the Appellee /utephen D. Tiley, Esquire For the Assessment Board y /ames D. Bogar, Esquire `l Solicitor for Monroe Township .1Vlark C. Duffie, Esquire Solicitor for Cumberland Valley School District BY THE COURT, r oV A"A 1. 1. .. -?? 1 I '1l7i'? iIV £ 1{ Lt 4 Mz Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire Attorney for Appellant Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Supreme Court No. 32318 Tel: 717-243-5838 Fax.: 717-243-6441 PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Appellant V. NO. 2005-1611 CIVIL TERM CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS Appellee CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Interested Parties AND NOW, this day of , 2007, upon consideration of the within Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Order, it is Decreed and Ordered that the total fair market value of the property which is the subject of this appeal, and which consists of a certain residential building lot situate in Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, known as Lot 134 of White Rock Acres and also known as Parcel No. 22-12-0349-050, and having approximately 1.47 acres of land, is $47,660.00. As a result of the year 2004 Cumberland countywide reassessment, the predetermined ration became 100% of year 2004 value and the common level ratio was inapplicable as the common level ratio as published by the State Tax Equalization Board does not vary by more than 15% from the predetermined ratio. The year 2004 countywide reassessment was effective for the years beginning January 1, 2005, and the assessment of $47,660.00 is effective for tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2005, and continuing thereafter until changed as provided by law, and the Stipulation Penn Products Corporation - ORDER - No. 2005-1611 Page 1 of 2 dated May 22, 2007, which is attached to this Order, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto. The Cumberland County Assessment Office shall allocate the total assessment between land and improvements as provided by law, and by the procedures of the Cumberland County Assessment Office. The Cumberland County Assessment Office shall promptly notify the appropriate taxing bodies of the change in assessment, and the taxing bodies shall thereafter promptly refund any taxes which were paid based upon assessments exceeding those set forth in this Order. The refunds shall be paid at the discount, face, or penalty amount, depending upon whether the underlying taxes being refunded were paid at discount, face, or the penalty amount. BY THE COURT Kevin A. Hess, J. Penn Products Corporation - ORDER - No. 2005-1611 Page 2 of 2 Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire Attorney for Appellant Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Supreme Court No. 32318 Tel: 717-243-5838 Fax.: 717-243-6441 PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Appellant V. NO. 2005-1611 CIVIL TERM CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS Appellee CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Interested Parties STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION FOR AGREED ORDER AND NOW, this 22nd day of May, 2007, it is hereby Agreed and Stipulated by and between Petitioner, Penn Products Corporation, by its attorney, Douglas G. Miller, Esquire; and Respondent, Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals and Interested Party, Cumberland County, by its attorney, Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire, Assistant Cumberland County Solicitor for Tax Matters; and Interested Party Monroe Township, by its attorney, James D. Bogar, Esquire; and Interested Party, Cumberland Valley School District, by its attorney, Jerry R. Duffle, Esquire; as follows: 1. Petitioner, Penn Products Corporation, filed a Petition for Appeal on or about April 14, 2005. A Hearing was scheduled for June 17, 2005, but then continued generally pending settlement of the case by the parties. All of the parties have now settled this case. Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Order Page 1 of 5 Penn Products Corporation - No. 2005-1611 2. This assessment appeal relates to the value of the subject property as of July 28, 2004, the date the original appeal of the subject property was filed to the Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals, and effective for assessment beginning on and after January 1, 2005. This assessment appeal also relates to the value of the subject property as of July 28th of each succeeding year, effective January 1 st of each succeeding year, through January 1, 2007, and the date of this Stipulation. 3. The property which are is subject of this appeal is a certain subdivided residential building lot situate in Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, known as Lot 134 of White Rock Acres and also known as Parcel No. 22-12-0349-050, and having approximately 1.47 acres of land. 4. The parties stipulate that the total fair market value of the subject property as of the date of the original Petition to the Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals, and as of the subsequent years through July 28, 2006, effective for January 1, 2007, is $47,660. The assessment so stipulated shall continue thereafter until changed in accordance with law. The parties specifically recognize that the assessment of the subject property were reduced due to a lack of completion of the improvements to the street and utilities serving the lot, and that upon installation of those improvements such that the lot can be used and/or sold as individual building lot ready for construction of a new home, that the individual parcel (lot) may be reassessed by the Cumberland County Assessment Office. Any such reassessment shall have an effective date after the date of this Stipulation, but other than that effective date, this Stipulation shall have no effect whatsoever in arriving at such reassessment, and shall not be admissible in any proceedings contesting any such reassessment. 5. As a result of the year 2004 Cumberland Countywide reassessment, the predetermined ratio became 100% of year 2004 value and the common level ratio is inapplicable for all years which are the subject of this settlement stipulation as the common level ratio published by the State Tax Equalization Board has not varied by Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Order Page 2 of 5 Penn Products Corporation - No. 2005-1611 more than 15% from the predetermined ratio. Therefore, the assessment for each applicable year, shall be $47,660.00. 6. The Cumberland County Assessment Office shall allocate the total assessment between land and improvements as provided by the procedures of the Cumberland County Assessment Office. 7. The revised market value, and assessment, of $47,660 shall be first implemented on January 1, 2005 for County and municipal taxes, and on July 1, 2005, for school real estate taxes, and so on and so forth for each succeeding year covered by this appeal, and this settlement Stipulation, such that in the final year, 2007, the said assessment shall be implemented for County and municipal taxes as of January 1, 2007, and for school real estate taxes as of July 1, 2007, unless the property has been reassessed due to improvements as described in paragraph four (4) of this Stipulation, in which case a change of assessment notice may be sent increasing the assessment of the said property as of an effective date after the date of this Stipulation, and in which case prorated supplemental tax bills may be issued for a portion of the 2007 County and municipal tax year, and a portion of the 2007/08 school real estate tax year. The Cumberland County Assessment Office shall promptly notify the appropriate taxing bodies of the change in assessment. 9. Each party to this appeal shall bear its own costs. 10. The Court is requested to enter the proposed Order attached hereto. 11. The undersigned Attorneys each hereby warrant to the other, and to the parties, and to the Court, that he/she has reviewed this Settlement Stipulation with his/her client or clients and that he/she has specifically been authorized to enter into this Settlement Stipulation by his/her client or clients. Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Order Page 3 of 5 Penn Products Corporation -No. 2005-1611 Respectfully Submitted, PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION By , A;&. Douglas G. iller, Esquire IRWIN & McKNIGHT Attorney for Petitioner/Appellant 60 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Tel No. (717) 249-2353 RESPONDENT, CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS, AND COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire Assistant Cumberland County Solicitor for Tax Matters Attorney for Respondent/Appellee 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Tel No. (717) 243-5838 Supreme Court ID# 32318 IINTERESTED PARTY, CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BY: JO ON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER At lyfor Cumberland Valley School District 301 Market Street, P.O. Box 109 Lemoyne, Pa 17043-0109 Tel No. (717) 761-4540 Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Order Page 4 of 5 Penn Products Corporation -No. 2005-1611 INTERESTED PARTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP Y: ame D. Bogar, sq ire Attorney for Mon a ownship 1 West Main Street Shiremanstown, PA 17011 Tel. No. (717) 737-8761 Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Order Page 5 of 5 Penn Products Corporation - No. 2005-1611 8' =6 WV 9- 9MV LOOZ 3?i-?;+L}-iJ3lf? n ? wt; 0 6 2??,vOj Stephen D. Tiley, Esquire Attorney for Appellant Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Supreme Court No. 32318 Tel: 717-243-5838 Fax.: 717-243-6441 PENN PRODUCTS CORPORATION Appellant V. CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS Appellee CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MONROE TOWNSHIP and CUMBERLAND VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Interested Parties AND NOW, this Z' IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 2005-1611 CIVIL TERM day of 4vl - ? , 2007, upon consideration of the within Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Order, it is Decreed and Ordered that the total fair market value of the property which is the subject of this appeal, and which consists of a certain residential building lot situate in Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, known as Lot 134 of White Rock Acres and also known as Parcel No. 22-12-0349-050, and having approximately 1.47 acres of land, is $47,660.00. As a result of the year 2004 Cumberland countywide reassessment, the predetermined ration became 100% of year 2004 value and the common level ratio was inapplicable as the common level ratio as published by the State Tax Equalization Board does not vary by more than 15% from the predetermined ratio. The year 2004 countywide reassessment was effective for the years beginning January 1, 2005, and the assessment of $47,660.00 is effective for tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2005, and continuing thereafter until changed as provided by law, and the Stipulation Penn Products Corporation - ORDER - No. 2005-1611 Page I of 2 r if 7t4l i ^ a dated May 22, 2007, which is attached to this Order, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto. The Cumberland County Assessment Office shall allocate the total assessment between land and improvements as provided by law, and by the procedures of the Cumberland County Assessment Office. The Cumberland County Assessment Office shall promptly notify the appropriate taxing bodies of the change in assessment, and the taxing bodies shall thereafter promptly refund any taxes which were paid based upon assessments exceeding those set forth in this Order. The refunds shall be paid at the discount, face, or penalty amount, depending upon whether the underlying taxes being refunded were paid at discount, face, or the penalty amount. BY THE COURT Kevin A. Hess, I Penn Products Corporation - ORDER - No. 2005-1611 Page 2 of 2