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Hall County Treasurer Peg Pesek has approved these exemption application as per Nebraska State Statute 77-202 and is asking to board for a motion to approve. Quandt made a motion and Richardson seconded to approve the exemption application for Orphan Grain Train for the 1999 Chevrolet pickup and for Heartland United Way for a 2010 Ford pickup. Arnold, Lancaster, Lanfear, Purdy, Quandt, Richardson and Schuppan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. COUNTY ASSESSOR - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON LETTER OF APPEAL FROM TOPPERZ - County Assessor Jan Pelland stated that items 3 and 4 can be addressed together. These are people that did not file personal property tax schedules. Her office sends all of the proper forms and they also prepare a Nebraska Personal Property Tax form and put a value on the form. The value may be inflated but they do so to get their attention so they will respond. She stated she did not check the values that were placed on the schedules. But when the individuals received the schedules they did not respond to the value that was put on so they were processed with the inflated value. Topperz sent a letter to the Board of Equalization protesting the value. DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION ON 2015 PERSONAL PROPERTY APPEALS She has also received 5 other letters requesting that the values be changed for the 2015 filings. Pelland stated that the office sent the personal property tax schedule with the inflated values and sent a letter informing them that the valuation on the schedule was not correct but they still did not correct the forms. She stated that she did not review the inflated values that were placed on the schedules. There were also several that had accountants that handled the paperwork and it still was not taken care of. It seems to be a lack of understanding. If they do not file on time this year they will lose the $10,000.00 exemption on personal property. She also stated that this will reduce the certified value for the county. The late filings will be assessed the 10% penalty. Topperz, Inc, 1115 Allen Drive #B sent a letter of protest to the county board the value was $992,690.00 the value was changed to $62,916.00. This is a significant difference. The 10% penalty will be assessed. Dressed to Dance, 1004 N Diers Avenue, Grand Island sent a letter of protest to the County Assessor the value was $552,150.00 the value was changed to $18,315.00 Premier Home Sales, 715 West Anna, Grand Island sent a letter of protest to the County Assessor the value was $252,467.00 the value was changed to $21,676.00 Grand Island Vapors 2830 Old Fair Road, Grand Island sent a letter of protest to the County Assessor the value was $988,225.00 the value was changed to $2,805.00. Heartland Health Center 3307 West Capital Avenue, Grand Island sent a letter of protest to the County Assessor the value was $1,627,511.00 the value was changed to $85,392.00 2