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Reassessed Property Values - How to Appeal
Update:
There is a very good thread on NextDoor about the county reassessment.
If you are a homeowner, the following information will likely be of interest to you: In Monday’s Pocono Record, there is a front-page article about the property tax reassessments that are currently taking place in Monroe County. Here is a link to that article.
This is the website that you should visit on March 1, 2019: http://agencies.monroecountypa.gov/monroepa_prod_dnn/ Then, if you don’t agree with the new reassessed value of your home, you can file an appeal (the appeal information is shown on this site). As of March, the site will also show the local “comps” that were used to compute the market value of your house.
Planned Road Closure: 447 between Golf Drive and Long Road (March through August, 2019)
SR 447 will close both directions for bridge replacement work from the intersection of Golf Drive to the intersection of Long Road in Barrett Township, Monroe County. A detour is established utilizing SR390 North to Roemersville Road to Hemlock Grove Road and back to SR 447. Work will begin 03/25/19 and Estimated Date and Time to Reopen (ETR) will be 08/30/19.
Public Notice - Public Hearing: Intent to Enact an Ordinance (Regional joint park and recreation board - 3 properties)
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INTENT TO ENACT AN ORDINANCE TAKE NOTICE that the Barrett Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to ordain and enact an ordinance authorizing Barrett Township to enter into, with Paradise Township, a Second Amendment to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, dated April 8, 2004, originally establishing a regional joint park and recreation board to operate, administer, and maintain the three (3) properties jointly owned by Barrett and Paradise Townships and the Borough of Mount Pocono, and the First Amendment thereto, dated March 16, 2015, which removed the Borough of Mount Pocono as a participant in the regional joint park and recreation board and reorganized and renamed the new regional joint park and recreation board on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at 8 a.m. The hearing will be held at the Barrett Township Municipal Building, 993 Route 390, Cresco, PA 18326. The Board will consider adopting and enacting the ordinance as well as other business coming before the Board at that time.
Gaming Funds Received since 2016: $0.00?
Disclaimer: The ideas expressed below are the personal thoughts and opinions of Nate Covington and do not necessarily reflect the position of Barrett Township or the Board of Auditors.
Please note that this article has been updated to include details about the $148,270 grant that was used to renovate the Barrett Firehouse.
Earlier this year, I filed a right to know request with Barrett Township requesting "documentation of all moneys received related to the Mount Airy Casino since 2014."
The response from the township was as follows:
Public Notice: Public Hearing - Zoning Hearing Board March 5, 2019 at 6pm
Short Term Rental Article + Example Ordinance
Paradise Township passes short-term rental ordinance
(From 2017)
Paradise Township supervisors unanimously approved a controversial ordinance regulating short-term rentals following a hearing Monday night.
The ordinance sets rules and standards for homeowners who rent their properties for between one and 30 days. Its intention is to provide for the health, welfare and safety of renters, but also includes protections for surrounding neighbors.
Banners Throughout Barrett - Sponsorship Information
The Rotary Club of the Pocono Mountains’ Banners Throughout Barrett campaign is a local initiative designed to cultivate pride in our community and contribute to the revitalization of Barrett and Paradise Townships. Complete the form (see attachments) to purchase a banner.
Barrett Township Employee Pension Plan – How Liable are Taxpayers?
Disclaimer: The ideas expressed below are the personal thoughts and opinions of Nate Covington and do not necessarily reflect the position of Barrett Township or the Board of Auditors.
Earlier this year I filed a Right-to-Know request as a private citizen to view the township’s pension plan.
Why should residents care?
Well, for starters, township residents were taxed $55,000 in 2017 to fund the plan which has around $1 million in assets. In the same year, the State of Pennsylvania contributed an additional $32,000 to the pension fund.
This is NOT an audit of Barrett Township
Disclaimer: The ideas expressed below are the personal thoughts and opinions of Nate Covington and do not necessarily reflect the position of Barrett Township or its Board of Auditors.
After I was appointed auditor in November 2018, I requested a copy of the previous year’s CPA audit from Pam Gardsy (Barrett Township Secretary/Treasurer, who replaced Rick Scrudato in 2015). Pam emailed a copy of the auditor’s report, but it did not include the cover letter. I wound up filing two Right-To-Know requests to obtain the following information:
Pennsylvania gov't admits that more than 11,000 non-US citizens were registered to vote. Democratic governor tried to block the info.
Gov. Wolf stalled the release until after the election
More than 11,000 people who were registered to vote in Pennsylvania were found to not be citizens of the United States — and the state's Democratic governor didn't want anyone to know about it.
What's the story?
Two Republican state lawmakers, Reps. Daryl Metcalfe and Garth Everett, released the information Tuesday. Metcalfe had requested this information from the state in February 2018, but the request was appealed by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, and stalled until Dec. 3, after the elections had already wrapped up.
On Dec. 3, the Pennsylvania Department of State sent a letter to Metcalfe, which indicated that a "possible" 11,198 voter registrations existed for people who were identified by the state as non-citizens.
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Reassessment, Property Values, and Millage: How do the numbers add up?
12.02.2020 02:52If my new assessed value is more than four times my old value I’ll receive a tax increase? -
Reassessment, Property Values, and Millage: How do the numbers add up?
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What happened to Barrett Elementary School?
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PUBLIC NOTICE - Important notice for Barrett Township Short Term Rental Owners
PUBLIC NOTICE IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR BARRETT TOWNSHIP SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS On December 11, 2019 Barrett Township Supervisors adopted Ordinance 197 regulating Short Term Rentals. Please… -
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PUBLIC NOTICE ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Ann V. Scrudato
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