(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Beaver County residents are starting to receive their new assessment values for their homes in the mail this week from Tyler Technologies. Are you confused or afraid of what your new tax rate will be? Well we have the answer for you below.

Back in 2016 the previous Board of Commissioners was sued by local developer CJ Betters to do a county wide reassessment. Betters felt that his property values were not correct since the county had not done an assessment since 1982. The previous board which consisted of current Board Chair Daniel Camp, Tony Amadio, and Current Treasurer Sandie Egley fought the law suit all the way to the State Supreme court before ultimately losing to Betters over the fact that their had not been any reassessment in over 35 years.

County Commissioners Chairman Dan Camp put a post on his Commissioner Facebook Page explaining the process and letting everyone know that  you should not panic when you see your new reassessment value of your home because your tax rate will not be at the current millage rate and that the tentative millage rate for the county is going to be 3.5 mills.

Camp went on to give an example of how to figure out your new tax rate. If your house is valued at $100,000 you would take that number and divide it by 1000 which would equal $1,000.00 you would then take the $100.00 and multiply that by the tentative new millage of 3.5 and in this case that would give you a tax rate of $350.00.

New reassessed value : $___________

Divide that by 1000 =     $____________

Multiply by 3.5                  $____________  (New tax rate)

(Tentative new millage rate)

If you don’t agree with the assessed value of your property by Tyler Technologies you will have a chance to appeal during an informal review period from March 27 thru June and then a formal appeal period from July to October.

You can see Commissioner Chairman Camp’s’ Facebook k Post below:

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published March 23, 2023 7:27 A.M.

(Beaver, PA) Vietnam Veterans Chapter 862 and the honor guard and AVVA CHAPTER 862 will be on hand at the Vietnam Veterans memorial in Beaver on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 to commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The event begins at 3 pm, The public is invited to attend, according to Richard Raich, Honor Guard representative.

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, second from right, testifies before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on improving rail safety in response to the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads is emerging in the U.S. Senate. The Senate Commerce Committee is examining a fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Republicans and Democrats on the committee peppered Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw with questions Wednesday on what enhanced safety measures he would support. Shaw offered support for some safety enhancements but declined to endorse several key parts of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023. The bill includes requirements that trains have crews of at least two people, expands the classification for highly hazardous flammable trains and increases fines for safety violations.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Anti-gun violence advocates will rally for tighter gun control in Pennsylvania, where a politically divided government has fought firearms policy to a virtual standstill for decades. Thursday’s March For Our Lives rally marks its fifth anniversary since its inception after a 2018 mass shooting at a Florida high school. Hundreds are expected at Thursday’s rally in Harrisburg, which coincides with rallies this week in Florida, Michigan, California and Texas. Pennsylvania’s Legislature hasn’t seriously entertained any new gun restrictions for yars. But this year a one-seat Democratic majority has taken over the House and will kick off this session’s debate over gun violence with a committee hearing Thursday.

HARRISBURG – House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) hosted a hearing titled “Obstacles to Opportunity: Pennsylvania’s Permitting Process” to hear the challenges of the Commonwealth’s permitting process and explore possible solutions.

 

“I firmly believe that we need to have the ability and fortitude to challenge the status quo,” said Kail. “We cannot simply say that we want opportunity and transformation and then do nothing about details like the permitting process. We have to be willing to challenge what’s there and disrupt the status quo.”

 

Kevin Sunday, director of government affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, noted some remedies that would lead to further investment include going beyond a “money-back guarantee” for permits; establishing timelines for the authorization of key projects; and providing agencies resources to efficiently review permits.

 

“The state lost out on a major petrochemical expansion in the southeast due to a lack of infrastructure and an associated protracted permitting process,” said Sunday. “We were not in the running for a semiconductor manufacturer because of site availability. Other manufacturers that produce life-sustaining medicine and consumer goods have reported that our state’s process to permitting significantly lowers the likelihood of new investment coming to Pennsylvania as they deliberate internally.”

 

David Taylor, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, detailed a list of approaches needing to be taken to fix this issue. This includes involving the General Assembly regarding regulations that impose a significant economic cost to Pennsylvanians; ensuring state regulations are not stricter than those of the federal government; and requiring state regulatory agencies to be partners in compliance.

 

“When it comes to the larger issue of regulatory reform, let me be clear that no one is saying there shouldn’t be rules; of course, there should be,” said Taylor. “However, those rules should be based on sound science and should be subjected to a meaningful and independent cost/benefit analysis. In environmental compliance, the continuous ratcheting of standards to capture the last molecule of emissions pushes us past the point of diminishing returns. Under that dynamic, costs soar ever higher as any potential benefit grows ever smaller. This approach is wasteful, counterproductive and contrary to good sense.”

 

Michael Ford, secretary-treasurer for the Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council, mentioned we are at a historic time because of bipartisan support.

 

“We have everything in Pennsylvania,” said Ford. “We have all the logistics we need, we have a skilled and qualified workforce, and we have energy like nobody’s business. We can really take it to the next level, but we have to work together to get that done.”

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. News on the Federal Reserve interest rate hike appears on a monitor in the background. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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President Joe Biden presents the 2021 National Medal of the Arts to Bruce Springsteen at White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Christopher Lynch, music historian with the Center for American Music at the University of Pittsburgh, holds a piece of sheet music written by Charles Henry Pace, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh. Lynch and the university are coordinating a project to recognize the pivotal role Pace played in gospel music as an early pioneer of the genre. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen the turmoil that has gripped the banking system. “The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient,” the Fed said in a written statement. At the same time, the Fed warned that the financial upheaval stemming from the collapse of two major banks is “likely to result in tighter credit conditions” and “weigh on economic activity, hiring and inflation.” The Fed also signaled that it’s likely nearing the end of its aggressive series of rate hikes.

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