Deschutes County Property Tax

I am a citizen interested in examining the Forestland Special Assessment.  Oregon property tax is a complex system but intended by legislative design and administrative implementation to be just and equitable.  How it operates is something else.  My examination began with 71 acres of Designated Forestland within the City of Bend.  That is a contradictory situation because the intent of legislation to protect Forestland from urban encroachment results in a paradox!  A situation that possibly apples in many other counties as well. My examination method is structured on the placement of $79.38 in the middle of an interactive entity relationship map and then finding all the relationships that both produce this value as well as result from application of $79.38 per acre in the property tax computation.  A difficult thing to do. It becomes easier with information tech tools and crowdsourced collaborating workers. Bend is a growing tech town.   $79....

I am talking to several people interested in the  2018-19 Designated Forestland Assessment o f $79.38  per acre  applicable to  71  acres of Forestland within Bend city Limits  I need to reduce a very complex issue to simplicity.  At least 12 owners of some of these taxlots that are mostly clustered in a single area are probably aware of my research.  Most likely the Neighborhood Association member of NLA is also.   I would like to resolve the matter internally. Quietly, without public drama.  These are our city neighbors.   The bigger problem is in the UGB and beyond. That is where the shifting of Tax burden to city tax payers is substantial over a long period of time. In my opinion it is private gain at public expense. I will wait for strenuous objectors to that statement to identify themselves then present evidence.   All blue highlighted are live links. I value your judgment and comments. I feel it is a de...

I am a citizen interested in examining the Forestland Special Assessment.  Oregon property tax is a complex system but intended by legislative design and administrative implementation to be just and equitable.  How it operates may be something else.  My examination began with 71 acres of Designated Forestland within the City of Bend.  That is a contradictory situation because the intent of legislation to protect Forestland has unintended consequences!  A situation that possibly apples in many other counties as well. My examination method is structured on the placement of $79.38 per acre in the middle of an interactive entity relationship map and then finding all the relationships that both produce this value as well as result from application of $79.38 per acre in the property tax computation.  A difficult thing to do. It becomes easier with information tech tools and crowdsourced collaborating workers. Bend is a growing tech town.   $79.38 p...

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There are  71 acres  of Designated Forestland within the city limits of Bend.   Each acre of Designated Forestland in Eastern Oregon, regardless of location, is given a Special Assessment 2018-19 value of  $79.38 per acre  for computation of property tax by the Assessor.  The Assessor Office is the approving and granting authority of  property owner submission of an   Application For Designation of Land as Forestland.    Approved applications are assigned  Property Class 640 - Forest and qualify for the $79.38 per acre Special Assessment.   A total of 71 acres of Designated Forestland located in residential zoned areas of Bend are the top line values in this Assessor report : (Code 1001 Bend) Maximum Specially Assessed Value:       $6,295 Specially Assessed Value (Measure 5):   $10,309 Taxable Assessed Value:                         $6,...