Cliff Houses

[flhtsteve]

More importantly, are the fees (M&O, ROAD and STD) for those properties going to be waived after the houses are demolished?

Originally Posted by cregardener

The rip rap that was dumped near the reef balls was done so illegally on Memorial Day weekend 2010. It was done on that weekend b/c it was widely known that DNR was on furlough that weekend. People did get busted by MDE on that b/c of some alert members taking pictures of the heavy equipment that was brought on the beach, also illegally . The cliff people think they can do what they want. Now one of the key players wants to remove the illegally placed rip rap under the auspices of "recycling" by bringing heavy equipment on the beach again and was denied by this current BOD. The illegally placed rip rap did not save the home that is being bought out and demolished, why anyone thinks it's going to work on their cliff face is the definition of insanity. And everything I've said has been aired in open public meetings. I wish more members would pay attention to the important things like their 2.3 miles of bay shoreline being blocked and destroyed.

[NorthBeachPerso]

Originally Posted by flhtsteve

More importantly, are the fees (M&O, ROAD and STD) for those properties going to be waived after the houses are demolished?

Probably since the current owners will have to give up ownership. That's why I asked earlier if the property was reverting to Calvert County or POACRE.

[cregardener]

Originally Posted by NorthBeachPerso

Probably since the current owners will have to give up ownership. That's why I asked earlier if the property was reverting to Calvert County or POACRE.

Calvert County.

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by cregardener

Calvert County.

Really? So will they pay Roads and M&O?

[cregardener]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Really? So will they pay Roads and M&O?

It is my understanding that this property will be reverted to green space and the county will own it according to the public notice published by the Calvert Recorder. Nobody pays M&O or Roads fees for green space. Nobody pays M&O on an empty lot.

[softtouch]

Originally Posted by cregardener

It is my understanding that this property will be reverted to green space and the county will own it according to the public notice published by the Calvert Recorder. Nobody pays M&O or Roads fees for green space. Nobody pays M&O on an empty lot.

Wrong! Owners of vacant lots pay all the same fees as any property owner. M&O, Roads and Special Tax District.
If you own more than one lot you only pay one M&O.

[ladyhawk]

Originally Posted by softtouch

[/COLOR]Wrong! Owners of vacant lots pay all the same fees as any property owner. M&O, Roads and Special Tax District.

WRONG...
A property owned by an individual is not an "Empty" or vacant lot... If you own the property, improved or not you still pay taxes and you still pay all associated fees that go along with the deed...

This means the Property Owners association will loose money on those lots that are being turned over to green space.... So I guess our fees will be going up to cover those loses as well...

Everything rolls downhill..

June

[officeguy]

How are those fees calculated ? Per lot, a mill-rate on the assessed value ?

A 'greenspace' lot is going to be assessed at a nominal value.

[cregardener]

Originally Posted by ladyhawk

WRONG...
A property owned by an individual is not an "Empty" or vacant lot... If you own the property, improved or not you still pay taxes and you still pay all associated fees that go along with the deed...

This means the Property Owners association will loose money on those lots that are being turned over to green space.... So I guess our fees will be going up to cover those loses as well...

Everything rolls downhill..

June

Fees won't go up as much as property values will drop when the 4 homeowners ruin the beach by dumping massive amounts of revetment, that will in turn wreck the beach areas above and below.

[ladyhawk]

Originally Posted by officeguy

How are those fees calculated ? Per lot, a mill-rate on the assessed value ?

A 'greenspace' lot is going to be assessed at a nominal value.

The association fees are per lot. Taxes are I believe calculated by acre with or without improvements...

If I remember correctly (and if I get this wrong, someone please correct me...) Green space lots are taxed at a lower rate but still belong to the association who is ultimately responsible for those taxes... and there are rules in how they are used..

June