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Francis Lord

Published: November 14, 2008

During the last few years, I have contacted the Highlands County Property Appraiser's office concerning the increased appraised value on properties in the county. I asked the question repeatedly, "since you are raising them drastically during this housing bubble, will you lower them as drastically when the bottom falls out of the housing market?" Their answer, Oh yes, we will definitely lower them if that happens. Well fellow residents, have you seen any drop in your appraised value?
According to the newspaper, TV and radio, prices of homes in Florida have dropped 20-40 percent in the last year. When exactly do you think they are going to do what they told us they were going to do? If any of you are in agreement with me and others I have spoke to, please let's join together and force our county officials to live up to what they are suppose to do.
They went up gangbusters and the county was raking in bundles of money and now it's time to reduce our appraised value according to the market we are in now. Please feel free to contact me at 863-273-0851. We need to organize a large part of the population to accomplish what is right for our residents. It is time for a new revolution!
Francis Lord
Sebring

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