Westport NewsLocal news for Westport, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Eastern Lincoln County: Tax values soar for lake homes- February 19, 2008 "If your home value has gone up 100 percent, then you will expect to see a higher tax bill regardless of the (change) in the tax rate" Jack LaPointe of Denver, N.C., got a shock in the mail Saturday when he received a property assessment notice showing the value of his home had nearly doubled in four years.The value of his lakefront home and land rose from $337,000 to $646,000, he said.'The market seems to think that these are nice places to live, and apparently people are willing to pay more..http://www.topix.net/city/westport-nc/2008/02/eastern-lincoln-county-tax-values-soar-for-l... |