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Photo courtesy of Northern Health Catherine Clair Elliott-Coffey with her parents Sarah Coffey and Joe Eiliott.
New Year’s baby for Prince George Caroline ROSS/Special to the Free Press Polar Bear Dip event organizer Dave Horton of Ness Lake Bible Camp prepares to plunge while Nevin Brown of the Northwest Brigade Paddling Club awaits his turn to execute some kayak rolls.
Assessments are out Prince George property values are up Prince George property values increased in 2013. Owners of more than 78,000 properties throughout the Prince George area can expect to receive their 2014 assessment notices in the next few days. “Most homes in the area are worth more in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Geoff Radtke, Deputy Assessor with the North Region. “Most homeowners in the Prince George assessment area will see changes in the minus five per cent to plus 15 per cent range.” Overall, the Prince George Assessment Area’s Assessment Roll increased from
$16.004 billion last year to $16.572 billion this year. A total of almost $567 million of this growth includes subdivisions, rezoning and new construction. In Prince George the average assessed value for a single-family home went from $236,000 in 2013 to $242,000 in 2014, an increase of 2.54 per cent. The total assessment roll value in Prince George went from $9.1 billion in 2013 to $9.4 billion in 2014, a 2.66 per cent increase. “Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2013 or see incorrect
information on their notice should contact BC Assessment as indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January,” said Radtke. “If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (appeal) by January 31, for an independent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel.” The Property Assessment Review Panels, independent of BC Assessment, are appointed annually by the ministry of community, sport and cultural development, and meet between February 1 and March 15 to hear formal complaints.
The first baby born in the region for 2014 is a girl. Catherine Clair Elliott-Coffey was born at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. on January 1 at 5:03 a.m. local time to mother Sarah Coffey and father Joe Elliott of Prince George, British Columbia, weighing in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces. The baby is the first for Sarah and Joe.
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