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Tax Officials Explain Appraisals to Commissioners B> MARK k MOSS Chronicle SiaJ'f Writer Some East Winston residents still are not satifisfied with explana tions from city and county officials about why property in predomi nantly black communities is depre ciating at an alarming rate. The latest explanation came last week when officials from the Forsyth County Tax Collector Department presented a detailed explanation to the Board of County Commissioners. The officials told the County Commissioners ? and the few residents there ? how they assess the value of homes. The offi cials said they did this to show that their valuations of homes in East Winston were fair. Their presentation, however, did not satisfy the handful of resi dents who were p^ nt. "They seem to take numbers and do what they want to do with them," said Jocelyn Johnson, presi dent of the East Winston Restora tion Association. Jack Sprinkle, the county's tax assessor and collector, closed the presentation ? as he has in the past ? by advising residents who wanted their homes reappraised to call or visit the office individually. "Sprinkle told us at that first meeting (Feb. 19) that they had reduced 18 percent of the properties in the county," said Lois Hanes, of 1612 E. 1 1th St. 'But it seems to me that those that got reduced were all in East Winston." Pete Rodiia. an assistant tax assessor, used maps, charts and graphs to explain the jtype of prop erty located in an afta'of Fast Win ston bounded and 21st streets and Camerotf and Cleveland avenues. v Following the meeting. Johnson took ittu e with the boundaries because they extended beyond those established at the Feb. 23 meeting. Rodda. however, said it didn't make any difference because the sales that occurred in the area were concentrated south of 14th Street. "This is a very challenging area to look at from an assessor stand point.' said Rodda. who who said that of the 727 parcels in the area. 197 are owned by the city, 59 by religious or charitable organizations and 25 are non-residential. The remainding 446 are residential. An assessor s goal. Rodda explained, is to match the assessor's valuation of a house with the sales price of that same house. The assessment ratio, which is found by dividing the asses value by the sale price should ideally be 100 per cent, he said. If the assessment ratio is over 100 percent, that means the assessed value of the house is lower than the sales price. The 1993 assessment of some homes in East Winston was lower than the 1988 appraisals, which is w hat angered some of the residents. Rodda used the assessment ratio figures to point how out of line the assessments for homes on Cor nelius Court, a street that extends south off of 14th Street. One home sold for $63,000 in 1988. but at the same time was assessed at S46.700. an assessment ratio of 73 percent. The reassessed value of the home this year is S59.QOO. with a assess ment ratio of 94 percent. He attrib uted the difference in appraisals to the fact that assessment techniques had improved. The overall assessment ratio for the 1 1 qualified sales from 1988-92 wasl 10 percent, which means that the assessed value of those homes was generally higher than what the homes sold for. Rodda said that the last reap praisals of the 446 residential prop erties was in January 1988 and from that period to December 1992 there were 151 "conveyances," or title transfers that the tax office recorded. But out of that number, there were only 74 sales and of that number only 1 1 were "qualified," or sales that the county uses as a yardstick to determine the value of other homes in the community. j i In 1992s for example, there were 16 sales, but only three of them were considered "qualified" sales. The average assessment ratio was slightly over 100 percent which means the county was close to being on target. "In conclusion," Sprinkle said, "the evaluations were not only fair to the neighborhood, but all of the county." School Official is Rewarded For Work With Students Kids assistant principal. And because of her achieve ments as an administrator and evi dence of effective leadership, Robinson has been named "Assis tant Principal of the Year" by the North Carolina Association of Edu cators. Since become assistant princi pal at Southwest in 1992. she has implemented curriculum and devel - oped new programs. Robinson worked with each Qtudent in kindergarten through sec ond grade to come up with class goals. She assisted the third through fifth-graders in setting indi vidual goals. After monitoring their c progress. Robinson is making sure that all students have an opportunity to be rewarded for goals met. "I hope all 8 l.Z students earn a~ T-shirt for achieving at least two goals this year." said Robinson. "It is only when students succeed that educators succeed." Robinson is most proud of the programs she created while an assistant principal at Kimberlv Park School tend Carver High School. She added courses to the Extended Day program at Kimberly Park to help students succeed in their regu lar classes. This ~Rlso~enhanced the self-esteem of at-risk students, she said. Bobby Robinson believes that education excellence is achieved through team work, high expecta - tions, a safe environment and goal - setting. Robinson is involved in creat ing a school of excellence at South west Elementary School in Win ston-Salem, where she serves as Margaret Johnson Honored By NCAE WXII's NewsWatch 12 Reporter and Weekend Anchor Margaret Johnson was recently honored by the North Carolina Association of Educators Inc. for the 1992 "School Bell" Award. Johnson s series, "Grading Our Schools," aired February 1992 on NefcsWatch 12. Hex story*, devoted . time, and energy to research the variety of waysdHiildren were being educated in the Piedmont. 1 According to the NCAE: "The series showed respect for educators and insight into the educational 1 process." Recipients were selected for accuracy afW impartial coverage of public school news. Johnson was the only television recipient in North Carolina. Nine members of various other media, including radio and newspaper, were chosen to receive tne award. The awards banquet took place at the Radisson Plaza -Hotel in Raleigh last Thurs day. wssu Offers Planning ? Workshop Winston-Salem State Univer sity is offering a half-day career planning workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The workshop includes self assessment. the employment appli cation process, employment laws, interviewing techniques and resumes. The workshop leader is Steve Jones, president of Capri & Associates, career planning consul tants. For additional information about registration and fee, call the Office of Continuing Education at 750-2630 a1st l/WN/ CORPORATION BORROW BUY OR BROWSE 2828 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY COLLEGE PLAZA CENTER MONDAY-SATURDAY ? *?* - SUNDAY 1-? As coordinator of the Compre hensive High School Program at Carver High. Robinson saw student attendance improve 1Q0 percent* academic performance increase 60 percent, end-of-course test results increase 45 percent and the dropout rate decrease by 4 percent. "Robinson is a risk-taker, will ing to change anything that is not working." said James Wilhelm, director of high schools for Win ston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. "She represents the teach ing profession at a level that few teachers and administrators ever achieve." Robinson received the award last Thursday at the NCAE State Convention Raleigh. She received a S500 award and a bronze plaque. Robinson began her career as a teacher at East Forsyth High School, then went on to teach at Carver High. She was an assistant principal at Kimberly Park Alterna tive School and at Carver Highbe fore moving to Southwest Elemen tary last year. 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