Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Service recommends refunding property tax special assessment fees to Daniel E. and Sandra Notestone, 4782 Coatbridge Lane, Columbus, OH 43229-4704 (Parcel No. 600-146187-00) for payment of a special assessment for the Sidewalk Notice of Violation (NOV) program for 2014. The Sidewalk NOV program notifies property owners by certified letter of repairs needed for sidewalks, driveway approaches, curbs, and shared use paths located within the public right-of-way on the property. The property owners are given the choice of hiring a contractor to make the repairs or allowing the City contractor to make the repairs. Property owners that elect to have the City make the repairs are invoiced for the cost of the repairs and given the option of paying the invoice or having the property taxes assessed by the Franklin County Auditor.
In this situation a notice of violation was sent to P&M Holdings, LLC at 4797 Coatbridge Lane, Columbus, OH 43229 (Parcel 600-146184-00). The City contractor repaired the sidewalk and the property owner was to be assessed through their property tax by Franklin County. The assessment information for parcel 600-146184-00 was sent to Franklin County but parcel 600-146187-00 was mistakenly assessed for the sidewalk repair when the tax bills were issued in January of 2016. Franklin County received the assessment payment for 2016 and forwarded the money to the City.
Sandra Notestone, one of the property owners of parcel 600-146187-00, called the Department of Public Service inquiring as to the special assessment charge when their property tax bill was received in January of 2017. The property owner explained they paid their property tax bill in 2016 without noticing the special assessment and stated no work had been performed on their sidewalk. An inquiry into Public Service records indicated the property at 4797 Coatbridge Lane should have been assessed instead of the property at 4782 Coa...
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