Att-LancisW FirtnmQ, Sawrdty, May 6, t 995 Clean And Green, Assessments Topic Of Lancaster County Meetings ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) About 8,700 individual farm property owners in Lancaster County face court-ordered reas sessment, and the difference will show up in next year’s tax bill. As a result, several county orga nizations have set up a series of educational and sign-up meetings within the next several weeks. The purpose of the educational meetings, according to tax experts who spoke with Lancaster Farm ing, is to inform the taxpayers about what to expect as a result of the countywide reassessments and how to make it easier, if requested, for landowners to appeal. Landowners with more than 10 acres of land, or those generating mote than s2,oooper year per acre of sales from use of the agricultural land, qualify for Clean and Green, according to Leo C. Crasser, direc tor of assessments for the county. The assessment forms, along with the Clean and Green application forms and a worksheet, will be mailed to landowners by Tuesday, May 9. according to Crasser. Deadline for Clean and Green application is June 1. “Of the 75,000 farms in the BALER TWINE ON SALE Locust Posts • Fence Boards r STOLTZFUS WOODWORK 613 White Horse Rd. - Gap, PA 17527 state that have signed up under Clean and Green, we’ve never had anybody come back and say that Clean and Green was not a good program,’’ said Dr. Robert Barr, president of the Fair Tax Institute, Middletown. Barr, who will be speaking at 17 seminars in the county sponsored by the Lancaster County Farm Bureau, emphasized that the prog ram works to save taxes for landowners. According to Crasser, for the 1996 tax year, land with Class 1 soils will be taxed at $1,220 per acre under Clean and Green. Under fair market value, land with Class 1 soils will be taxed any where from $4,000-56,000 and even higher, depending on loca tion, buildings, and other factors. Dr. Robert S. Barr, who will be speaking in the upcoming weeks at the many different Lancaster County school districts, empha sized that the meetings are free and open to the public. The seminars, running two hours each day, will provide all county taxpayers, including homeowners, commer cial industrial owners, and far mers, with the facts about reassess ment and how to gather evidence for appeal. Delivery Available 717-442-8972 For too long, property owners relied on the county or local school' district to make the decisions for them, and landowners went along with the decision, according to Barr. But Barr said that the days are coming when property owners “must take charge of managing their real estate taxes. “I will tell them what they need to know to manage their real estate taxes,’’ said Barr. According to the county farm bureau, within the next week, the Lancaster County commissioners will be mailing about 167,000 notices of new assessments in the county. Of that, approximately 9,500 are fanners and forest own ers, according to Crasser. This completes the final phase of the three-year court-ordered reassess ment project. Following is list of educational seminars scheduled by the Lancas ter County Farm Bureau. Landow ners should try to schedule a meet ing that is within their school district • May 8, Ephrata School Audi torium, 8 p.m.-lO p.m. • May 9, Garden Spot High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-lO PLAN NOW FOR TOUR DRYING SYSTEM FOR THIS COMING SEASON fm Herr - Serving The Industry Since 1933. • Welght-Tronlx • Bucket'Elevators * Feed Bins • Air Drying Systems Feed Mill • Stirring Systems • Wet Tanks • Grain Dryers • Transport Augers • Utility Augers • Grain Bins C§ukug> GRAIN CLEANER J&AVE OVERp L J • 40” Outer Drum • Double Screens • 8”x8’ Fill Auger With Motor • Fully Assembled • Capacity - 1600 BPH At 15% Moisture • Larger Models Available SALE $1,898 COMPLETE (Reg. $2,199) Th» tndi p.m. ■ May 10. Manheim Central High School Auditorium. 8 p.m.-10 p.m. • May 11. Cocalico High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-lO p.m. • May IS, Manheim Township High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-lO p.m. ■ May 16, Solanco High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-lO p.m. • May 17, Centerville Middle School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. ■ May 18. Lancaster Mennonite High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. • May 22. Penn Manor High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-lO p.m. • May 23, Elizabethtown High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-lO p.m. • May 24, Warwick High School Auditorium. 8 p.m.-lO p.m. • May 25, Pequea Valley High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. > May 26, Clean and Green meeting, Farm and Home Center. • May 30, Donegal High School 180 DAYS SAME AS CASH For ß °; , ;;; , : , ' ri Eg = ?i r Auditorium, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. • May 31, Conestoga Valley Middle School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. •June 1, Columbia Borough High School Auditorium, 8 p.m.-lO p.m. • Date pending, Lampeter- Strasburg School District For mote information about the educational meetings, contact Dr. Robert S. Bair, Fair Tax Institute, 1801 Oberlin Rd., Suite 200, Mid dletown, PA 17057-2953, (717) 985-0300. Also, the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry Agricul ture Committee is woridng with several townships to coordinate a series of Clean and Green enroll ment dropoff locations throughout the county in the next several weeks. At the locations, personnel will be available to answer ques tions. Also, landowners can drop off their Clean and Green enroll ment forms (the forms are also available at the locations). Follow ing is a list of the dropoff locations sponsored by the Lancaster Cham ber of Commerce: • May 9, Ephrata High School, (Turn to Pag* A3I) WESTFIELD GRAIN AUGERS QUALITY PRODUCT AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE! Number 789450.. 789451 789452 ★ Full Line Parts Dept ★ Sell, Service & Install ★ Rt. 272 South - 14 Herrviile Rd. Willow Street, PA 17584 Ph: 717-464-3321 or Toll Free 800-732-0053 Store Hours: Mon.-Sst. 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM -w * Sale Size $2,195 $2,595 $2,695 B"xsr B"xs6’ B"x6r (Assembly Available)
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