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Tamaqua district wins tax increases on 28 properties

Tamaqua Area School District, in its second appearance this month before the Schuylkill County Assessment Appeals Board, got an additional increase in assessments on 28 properties located within the boundaries of the school district.

The decisions increased the assessment by $1,128,070, plus increases of $864,710 on 33 properties previously obtained totals an addition of $1,992,780 to the districts assessment for 2010 taxes.The appeals board is holding hearings at the courthouse in Pottsville. Properties ruled on at Tuesday's hearings included:Vanessa Klein, 101 Catawissa St., Tamaqua, market value increased from $24,650 to $43,890 and assessment from $12,325 to $21,945, an increase of $9,620 in assessment.Gale Mining Company, Pottsville, on property containing 674 acres on southeasterly side of Legislative Route 53034 in Rush Township, market value increased from $1,540 to $47,880 and assessment from $770 to $23,940, an increase of $23,170 in assessment.Daryl and Jennifer Neff, 26 Market St., Tamaqua, market value increased from $33,390 to $54,190 and assessment from $116,695 to $27,090, an increase of $10,395 in assessment.Glen A. and Brenda S. Snyder, on property at 29 Hill Rd., New Ringgold, market value increased from $72,150 to $103,740 and assessment from $36,075 to $51,870, an increase of $15,795 in assessment and on parcel on Pine Hill Road, market value increased from $560 to $800 and assessment from $280 to $400, an increase of $120 in assessment.Hy Farm, LLC, Wilmington, Del., on property at 616 Dairy Rd., West Penn Township, market value increased from $101,260 to $172,030 and assessment from $50,630 to $86,015, an increase of $35,385 in assessment; on property at 524 Dairy Rd., market value increased from $109, 690 to $121,300 and assessment from $54,845 to $60,650, an increase of $5,805 in assessment and on property at 525 Dairy Rd., market value increased from $834,580 to $1,608,760 and assessment from $417,290 to $804,380, an increase of $387,090 in assessment.Marc and Georgiana Wakefield, 345 Owl Creek Rd., Tamaqua, market value increased from $56,280 to $71,260 and assessment from $28,140 to $35,630, an increase of $7,490 in assessment.Great South Bay Prop Holdings, 247 Doney Run, Weatherly, on property at 39 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, market value increased from $80,800 to $119,700 and assessment from $40,400 to $59,850, an increase of $19,450 in assessment.Hilde Manhardt, 1702 Birchwood Loop, Lakeland, Fla., on property at south side of Blue Mountain Dr., West Penn Township, market value increased from $23,210 to $31,040 and assessment from $11,605 to $15,520, an increase of $3,915 in assessment.Glenn L. Mummey III and Christine Weicker, 103 Gay St., Tamaqua, on parcel on east side of Miller Ave., Rush Township, market value increased from $25,000 to $35,918 and assessment from $12,500 to $17,955, an increase of $5,455 in assessment.Heather M. Koons, 179 Owl Creek Rd., Tamaqua, market value increased from $165,150 to $223,440 and assessment from $82,575 to $111,720, an increase of $29,145 in assessment.Richard A. and Cheryl L. Martuscelli, 15 Eli St., Tamaqua, market value increased from $116,820 to $137,260 and assessment from $58,410 to $68,630, an increase of $10,220 in assessment.Kathleen Devlin, 516 E. Elm St., Tamaqua, market value increased from $30,050 to $43,890 and assessment from $15,025 to $21,945, an increase of $6,920.John Kohlmeir, as trustee for Summer Valley Lane Trust, Tamaqua, on property at 2873 Summer Valley Road, New Ringgold, market value increased from $83,120 to $99,750 and assessment from $41,568 to $49,875, an increase of $8,315 in assessment.Michael J. Makovec and Calyn A. McKee, 132 Crescent Drive, Nesquehoning, on property on Ye Olde Hauto Road, Rush Township, market value increased from $22,000 to $41,500 and assessment from $11,000 to $20,750, an increase of $9,750 in assessment.Leland E. and Florence Wilds, 12 Azalea Drive, East Stroudsburg, on property on east side of Troxel Valley, Andreas, West Penn Township, in Major Subdivision Plan of Valley View Acres Residential Subdivision, market value increased from $7,230 to $71,020 and assessment from $3,615 to $35,510, an increase of $31,895 in assessment.Lisa Naomi Breiner, 505 Brew St., Tamaqua, market value increased from $40,290 to $51,870 and assessment from $20,145 to $25,935, an increase of $5,790 in assessment.John Bulavage, 324 Mulberry St., Tuscarora, on property at 629 Wyoming St., Tuscarora, market value increased from $23,060 to $37,100 and assessment from $11,530 to $18,550, an increase of $7,020 in assessment.Joseph J. and Susan Kasper, Millwood, N.J., on property at Fern Terrace, Lake Hauto, Rush Township, market value increased from $80,300 to $91,770 and assessment from $40,150 to $45,885, an increase of $5,735 in assessment.Moyer Investments, LLC, Palmerton, on property at 6 Villas Crossing, West Penn Township, market value increased from $313,800 to $877,400 and assessment from $156,900 to $438,900, an increase of $282,000 in assessment.John C. and Donna M. Zaborsky, 57 W. Main St., Quakake, market value increased from $57,550 to $69,420 and assessment from $28,775 to $34,710, an increase of $5,935 in assessment and on parcel on Route 1012, Quakake, market value reduced from $3,490 to $2,400 and assessment from $1,745 to $1,200, a decrease of $545.Dennis P. and Nancy E. Dangelo, 111 Oak Terrace Rd., New Ringgold, on property at 209 School Dr., New Ringgold, market value increased from $126,410 to $325,650 and assessment from $63,205 to $162,825, an increase of $99,620 in assessment and on property south side of Township Route 779, School Dr., market value increased from $8,950 to $12,500 and assessment from $4,475 to $6,250, an increase in assessment of $1,775.Timothy Ferguson et al, Birdsboro, on property along Moss Glenn Rd., Schuylkill Township, market value increased from $24,320 to $159,600 and assessment from $12,168 to $79,800, an increase of $67,640 and on second tract on Moss Glenn Road, market value increased from $600 to $14,360 and assessment from $300 to $7,180, an increase of $6,880 in assessment.Brian D. and Brooke Heisler, 981 Catawissa Rd., Tamaqua, on property at 977 Catawissa Rd., market value increased from $58,410 to $79,800 and assessment from $29,205 to $39,900, an increase of $10,695 in assessment.Paige F. Hess, 602 E. Elm St., Tamaqua, market value increased from $26,450 to $42,300 and assessment from $13,225 to $21,150, an increase of $7,925 in assessment.Timothy M. and Billie K. Edwards, 74 Reynolds Rd., Walker Township, market value increased from $102,560 to $120,800 and assessment from $51,280 to $65,400, an increase of $14,120 in assessment.