Free Reception in Annapolis with District 21 Delegation
Because half of South Laurel is in District 21
Format errors are Mine -- GS
Format errors are Mine -- GS
Feb 10 Next Seniors Coffee with District VI Police
- No Coffee in January
The next Seniors Coffee with Prince George's County District VI Community Oriented Police Services officers will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 pm Thursday, February 10 in the Police District VI Satellite Office at 13310 Laurel Bowie Road at Contee Rd (map), next door to Sapphire Indian & Thai restaurant (across the parking lot from the McDonalds). The topic is to be announced ... watch this post for updates.
How to Appeal Your Property Taxes - It's easy
UPDATE: See also http://taxinquiry.
The following is based on information (*) passed on from a Montpelier Hills resident, as a reminder about the property tax appeal process.
In this era of economic decline, property taxes may not fall as fast as the home values upon which they are supposed to be based. Prince George's home values lose about a third of their value. (Gazette, Dec 16, 2010)
Appeals to lower your property tax are often successful. The next deadline to file a property tax appeal is January 1, 2011.
A summary of steps to appeal:
Download the "State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation Petition for Review of Real Property" Form and answer the 7 easy questions.
Go to an estimated home values source such as www.zillow.com to find out the value of your home. Enter this estimated value at line 3 of the petition (current market value).
Print the Zillow page (or other sources) showing your property address and estimated value; and attach it to your form.
At question 3 enter why you think the assessed value is incorrect - such as, "home values have fallen due to the economic downturn", or whatever.
You can choose to schedule a hearing or just have the results mailed to you.
If you have any questions, you can contact
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30
(301) 952-2500
FAX: (301) 952-2955
E-mail: princeg@dat.state.md.us
The following is based on information (*) passed on from a Montpelier Hills resident, as a reminder about the property tax appeal process.
In this era of economic decline, property taxes may not fall as fast as the home values upon which they are supposed to be based. Prince George's home values lose about a third of their value. (Gazette, Dec 16, 2010)
Appeals to lower your property tax are often successful. The next deadline to file a property tax appeal is January 1, 2011.
A summary of steps to appeal:
Download the "State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation Petition for Review of Real Property" Form and answer the 7 easy questions.
Go to an estimated home values source such as www.zillow.com to find out the value of your home. Enter this estimated value at line 3 of the petition (current market value).
Print the Zillow page (or other sources) showing your property address and estimated value; and attach it to your form.
At question 3 enter why you think the assessed value is incorrect - such as, "home values have fallen due to the economic downturn", or whatever.
You can choose to schedule a hearing or just have the results mailed to you.
If you have any questions, you can contact
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30
(301) 952-2500
FAX: (301) 952-2955
E-mail: princeg@dat.state.md.us
(*) original information provided by Sandra Pruitt
Dec 8 Death of Brother of Mary Lehman,
Newly Elected County Council District 1
DAVID A. HENSEL (Age 48)
On Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Loving father of Timothy and Brendan Hensel; son of Irene B. and the late Richard T. Hensel; brother of Gloria Hensel, Jeanne (Frank) Taylor, Mary (Dale) Lehman, Terese (Neil) Sehgal and Monica Heinlein. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends may call at the BORGWARDT FUNERAL HOME, 4400 Powder Mill Rd., Beltsville, MD on Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 11007 Montgomery Road, Beltsville, MD on Monday, December 13 at 10 a.m. Interment Ivy Hill Cemetery, Laurel, MD. www.borgwardtfuneralhome. com
Source
On Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Loving father of Timothy and Brendan Hensel; son of Irene B. and the late Richard T. Hensel; brother of Gloria Hensel, Jeanne (Frank) Taylor, Mary (Dale) Lehman, Terese (Neil) Sehgal and Monica Heinlein. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends may call at the BORGWARDT FUNERAL HOME, 4400 Powder Mill Rd., Beltsville, MD on Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 11007 Montgomery Road, Beltsville, MD on Monday, December 13 at 10 a.m. Interment Ivy Hill Cemetery, Laurel, MD. www.borgwardtfuneralhome. com
Source
New Maryland Traffic Citation Trial Date Procedure
According to a new Maryland law effective January 1, 2011, drivers who receive a traffic citation will now have to request a trial date, if they want one, instead of one being automatically assigned.
Dec 2 1 pm Prince George's Police Seniors Coffee Laurel Hospital Talk on Stroke and Fall Prevention
Monthly Seniors Coffee with Prince George's County Police District VI
Community Oriented Policing Services (C.O.P.S.)
Stroke and Fall Prevention
A presentation by two Physical Therapy Specialists from
Laurel Regional Hospital, Physical Rehabilitation Center
Thursday December 2d at 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 pm
13310 Laurel Bowie Road at Contee Rd (map)
Next door to Sapphire Indian & Thai restaurant
Next door to Sapphire Indian & Thai restaurant
Nov 21: Telephone Phishing Scam in Local Area
This is an old story .... but it is happening again locally, so please be aware and share.
Yesterday afternoon we received an automated recorded call to our unlisted cellphone, which falsely claimed to represent by name a local financial institution where we have accounts (i'll call it "bank"). The recording said "your VISA debit card has been deactivated ... press 2 to be connected to our credit card security division". We did not press 2. Rather, we called our bank using the telephone number on the back of our credit card.
Our bank confirmed that some of their customers are indeed receiving such calls -- as are customers of many other financial institutions nationwide. If one does as the recorded calls instruct, one will be connected to a scammer falsely posing as a bank officer, who then asks for your credit card number and other account information in order to steal money from your account -- or worse. These fraudulent calls masquerade as genuine calls from credit card companies alerting you to unusual purchase patterns on your card.
Scammers cast a broad net, hoping that some people they call will recognize themselves in the false details of the message and think it must be real. Usually, the scammers only have a list of phone numbers without even names, or just randomly generated numbers.
In such situations, there is no practical way to reliably confirm the identify of any caller or email sender because Caller ID and email addresses can be falsified.
Aware of these kinds of scams, prudence suggests ignoring such calls, recorded or live, and giving our financial and other private information only people we have contacted on a telephone number that we ourselves have confirmed is valid.
Yesterday afternoon we received an automated recorded call to our unlisted cellphone, which falsely claimed to represent by name a local financial institution where we have accounts (i'll call it "bank"). The recording said "your VISA debit card has been deactivated ... press 2 to be connected to our credit card security division". We did not press 2. Rather, we called our bank using the telephone number on the back of our credit card.
Our bank confirmed that some of their customers are indeed receiving such calls -- as are customers of many other financial institutions nationwide. If one does as the recorded calls instruct, one will be connected to a scammer falsely posing as a bank officer, who then asks for your credit card number and other account information in order to steal money from your account -- or worse. These fraudulent calls masquerade as genuine calls from credit card companies alerting you to unusual purchase patterns on your card.
Scammers cast a broad net, hoping that some people they call will recognize themselves in the false details of the message and think it must be real. Usually, the scammers only have a list of phone numbers without even names, or just randomly generated numbers.
In such situations, there is no practical way to reliably confirm the identify of any caller or email sender because Caller ID and email addresses can be falsified.
Aware of these kinds of scams, prudence suggests ignoring such calls, recorded or live, and giving our financial and other private information only people we have contacted on a telephone number that we ourselves have confirmed is valid.
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