Summit County Property Taxes to go up not down in 2009

Summit County Assessors office is predicting that single family home taxes will go up this spring not down. The formula for calculating such based on real-estate sales between Jan. 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.

Since the cut-off date last summer, the volume of sales in the local area have plummeted, but prices have not. This defies most markets in the US.

Breckenridge Private Driveway Ordinance

Government Affairs Alert: Proposed Shared Driveways Ordinance Revised

The Breckenridge Town Council has been considering a ordinance that would prohibit parking on shared driveways within the town limits except in approved spaces. That language would have prohibited a homeowner or guest from parking on a shared driveway even temporarily. Late last week the town attorney removed the contentious language from the proposed ordinance.

The revised ordinance will be proposed to the Town tomorrow night, but it will only limit parking on a shared driveway that blocks or hinders lawful access or which blocks emergency vehicles. The part about no parking at all on shared driveways has been removed entirely.

The Summit Association of REALTORS® is now comfortable that the proposal does not violate private property rights, and will not oppose the measure at tomorrows council meeting.

If you have any questions regarding this issue, please feel free to contact Sarah Thorsteinson, SAR government affairs director, at 970.393.3939 or by email at sthorsteinson@coloradorealtors.com.