Property value reassessment under way

• Napa County Assessor John Tuteur and staff are working to review all properties that may have declined in value as of Jan. 1, 2009. A property’s assessed value determines the amount of annual property tax the owner pays. All single family homes in the municipalities and homes in the unincorporated area on less than five acres are being reviewed without the owner needing to contact the assessor. Owners of other residential, commercial or industrial properties are urged to contact the assessor if they believe the value of the property had declined by Jan. 1, 2009, to a level below its factored base-year value as shown on the 2008-2009 property tax bill. Owners can contact Tuteur at 253-4459 or jtuteur@co.napa.ca.us. Results of the decline in value review will be sent to property owners in July 2009.

• Napa County Planning Director Hillary Gitelman wants residents to know that the Napa Pipe public workshop on “Traffic Impacts and Mitigation Measures” has been rescheduled to Wednesday, June 24, a week after its original date. The meeting is intended to provide a preview of the traffic information that has been identified by the EIR consultants, and to allow the public to ask questions about the analysis before it is completed and published in the Draft EIR, which is expected later this summer. June 24, 6 p.m., at the Napa Pipe site, 1025 Kaiser Road in Napa. For more information visit the county Web site at www.co.napa.ca.us and from the home page choose Departments, then Planning, then Current Projects or e-mail napapipe@co.

napa.ca.us.

• Public Works Director Don Ridenhour announced that a portion of Silverado Trail will be closed on Sunday, June 28, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the Napa Valley Inline Marathon and Half Marathon skate event. The annual event takes place entirely on the Trail, which will be closed from Oak Knoll Avenue in Napa to Oakville Cross Road for the duration of the race. For more information on the race, visit www.cora.org.

This information was provided by Napa County. Questions or comments can be directed to Elizabeth Emmett, 253-4111 or eemmett@co.napa.ca.us.

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