The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 23

Taxpayers' Revolt Forming in San Mateo SECOND FRONT PAGE tfhe ZSimer SAN MATEO TIMES AND DAILY NEWS LEADER Amazing Boost In Value Ires Group PENINSULA SECTION SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1969 real estate man, but that wasn't lr, done. SECOND MAIN NEWS Ertel noted the county records show seven rooms upstairs. We Section Pag 23 By VERA GRAHAM The taxpayers' revolt was reaching major proportions in San Mateo today. A group of Baywood residents is laying battle plans and vowing to march on Redwood nave six rooms. They also say I have an extra bath.

I have a storage room with a G.I. show LJty courthouse, the Assessment Appeals Board, and as a final resort, the county Board of peiviams 10 protest a recent reappraisal which is sending er, that's adjacent to the garage. There's a basement area which we have fixed as a playroom for the children. There's no heal in it. Across the street from me is a much larger home.

The counly rate puts the market value on that property at $38,000. Their assessment went up $4,000 and they are building a swimmini? pool." Another house in the immed: neighborhood. Col, Ertel taxes SKyroCKetlng. In one case, at least, the tax bill is going from $856.80 to 51, 400 an increase of 5543.75 in one year. And the house is 4(1 years old.

Baywood is not alone. Similarly indicated inequities are also being reported in Aragon and other districts of the city. Property owners report that all' efforts to obtain reiief from the office of County Assessor Jack Estes have failed. The next move is an appearance before, die county's newly created Assessment' Appeals The period to file com said, has been up for sale for three years durins which the price has ranged from about mn uuu to it has beeji reappraised and the value set at It isn't selling. knottier resident the area, is reported had her home alue go up from $43,000 to piaims negins July 2 and ccmlm ues into August.

The Assessment Appeals Board vnll schedule hearing dates. An appointive board, it was created by the uumy ooara at supervisors to S'MOO, similar to the Erteis' yet her home is 20 years old and the Erteis1 was built 40 vesrs ago. Colonel Ertel noted. "They keep talking about their computer as error proof. They said the house down the street sold for 371,000.

That's not true' I know the owner. He purchased it for $66,000, and they are using thai, figure as a constant for all THE COUNTY ASSESSOR in reappraising this borne ts the market asser fu.uc 11,13 ftunu uum aoour vmhhh tn skk nnn in na i lwo doors away' in the' same bIock had itE value boosted from $38 000 to report neighbors. 532 Parrott Drive. The tax bill is going up'from Ias 1 year to oire W.4O0 reports the owner. Col.

John Ertel fat (Times 'Photo? relieve it or the protest from laxpavers. One of the hardest hit property owners in the Baywood area is retired Air Force Col. John P. 'Ertel of 532 Parrott Drive. Because his case has become so well known in the area and is such an extreme one, he has informally been selected as the leader of a homeowners' drive of the homes in this immediate area.

Furthermore, thev keep telling us they just Finished reappraising Hillshnrnnrii Wife of Viet Veteran Is Killed in Freeway Crash values have gone up there and as a result my house is worth more on this side of the street. mat may have impact on elected officials. Gol. Ertei explained he retired ttiusDorough starts in (he 900 block. I just don't understand it.

This is compiete inequity and injustice. I have a son uriW in The wife of an Army sergeant irom the Air Force May 1 has been rav wife's and more engineer, in the southbound fast lane. Mrs. Peterson's auto then dream 10 live in San Mateo for serving in Vietnam was killed yesterday afternoon when her car new over the barrier fence Junior College, because I can't Christa Peterson. 35, of Monterey, whose husband, Sgt.

Norman Peterson, is in Vietnam. Highway patrolmen said Mrs. Peterson was driving northbound at 12:15 p.m. when. "after passing under the Whipple Ave bounced off and struck a pickup years.

I used to fty the hosoital run, and frequently came into auoru to send him to another school. I have one daughter in a convent in Marymount in Arlington. Va. doing medical work at Georgetown Hospital. Anoth nue Overpass, her car went out er is going to Marymount and Loyola in Los Angeles.

My youngest daughter is attending St. Bartholomews. trucii in the slow lane, causing it to roll over and land on its wheels. The driver. Raymond O.

Bridwell, 51, a Fremont equipment was thrown out as the truck Bird well, who suffered a severe cut of the right temple, was released from Sequoia Hospital after treatment. Montgomery was admitted with a severe wound of the rieht eve and 01 control. She applied the brakes and the sedan skidded the. Fence in the center divider at anangle that somehow permitted' it to become airborne and fly' into on Bayshore Freeway in Redwood City and collided with two other autos. Also found dead in the wreckage of hsr sedan was a poodle and a parakeet.

Both drivers of the other cars injured. A mile Jong traffic jam developed on tiie freeway and access roads were i i I a 1 clogged. The dead woman was identified as. Germany born Helg'a organizing a mr.ri That seems to.be what it takes' the soutnbound lares, officer 1 don't think either my wife or other injuries. He was rennrteri my children deserved to he chased out of a home I have worked my entire lite for!" said.

As it came down her car collided head on with a station wagon driven by Kenneth L. Montgomery, 34 year old Liver in good condition today. Mrs Peterson was dead on ar A check in the San Mateo City tnis area, always had my heart set on living here when I retired I Ihought at whatever the cost. Now I'm considering selling the house after just buying it" he said. "The house I bought was on tiie market for four years at S52.M0.

The owners couldn't sell it. I actually paid for the house plus another S4.rKK) for draperies, carpets, appliances, the cost of outside painting, and the term damage repair bill for SI, 000. "In view of the exorbitant interest rates, 1 borrowed money from my brother, sold my other home, and paid cash, I figured I could live in the house without, high mortgage and interest payments. The taxes last year were SB56.80. "Now the reappraisal on the basis of the new value, the tax witl be about $1,400 and probably higher when the rate is set.

"In addition I paid on personal rival at the hospital. assessors' office showed that on the basis of the purchase price of some $53,000, the assessed value has been set at $13,850 for This third house went from $40,560 to in market value according to 2 Boys Held for Vandalism me i property. If the price nciuaed personal prooertv suh as furnishings, it should not lave, because it is used as an ndication of value by city and was cnarged with petty theft Two leen age boys have been arrested by Redwood City police ana malicious miscnief county assessors, explained the experts. Assessment may only in connection with the destruc lodged in Hillcrest Juvenile applied on the bare bouse tion ot the historic statue of the Home and iand. Civil War veteran at Union Ce Police credited an observant citizen with sudd vine the infer Policeman Larry Olsen Whu Illation Which led tn Hip even.

made the arrests, also recovered pieces 0: the eold leafed property, it wasn legal. People aren't supposed to pay on persona! property taxes "anymore. figure which were stolen when Deadline For Contest aid E. White, 19, of 1325 Cloud Avenue, Menlo Park. White admitted he had been given' the gun, a caliber re volver, for target practice and produced it from the glove compartment.

He also turned over to the officer some peices of the statue which, Olsen said, were in the trunk of the car. White didn't know the names of the. youth who had left the items in the ear, Olsen reported, but he supplied the name' of another youth. The latter boy was contacted and gave the name of Robins, bringing him to the po lice station. After talking to Robins, nohce tual arrest last night of the two suspects.

The citizen called poiice about p.m. after seeing an occupant of a station wagon pass a revolver to the youthful occupant of a car while the two vehi the statue was demolished Monday night after being but they insisted. The assessed value of a neighbor's house was the same as mine translating it place only four days following it resLorauon trom a orevtous io mami vatue assessment values reflect 25 per cent of the destruction last Halloween. cles were parked outside a drug market value). The neighbor'! Eooked at countv jail on a atthat rate was 54O.OO0.

They oiore near tne vvoodside Plaza. The citizen gave police tne li charge of petty theft was Rob Only one week remains until the first deadline for The Times' Paper Capers Contest. Entries received by June 12 will be eligible for one of lha $25 raised it to Hb.UOU. That's J. Kobins, 13, an unem cense number of the car.

Olsen, dispatched to investi ployed of 314 Beres ford Avenue, Redwood City. His enough. But her home is much newer, about eight or nine years old. and has more space. When cash prizes to be awarded dailv companion.

Robert M. Sc'nead during the first week of the con gate, soon spotted the car in a pErking lot on Virginia Avenue and questioned its driver, Don 1 then went to Scheader's home and arrested him. 7, of 1764 Hempstead Place, test which lasts until July 25. the center divider and collided with two aut JUmpGd Paper Capers is The Times' new game which anyone can play with jus: the pages of The Times, a scissors and imasina Entries should be delivered to Mateah Hero of Tragic Sinking of Destroyer one of the four Times' offices in Burlingame. Daly City, Redwood City or San Mateo." iney came to mine, they raised the $40,550 value on it.

by $36,030 "My retirement and total" income is $420 a month. I have to use my capita! to live. That puts me into the bind that makes it impossible for me live here. I must plan now on how to move. There are 11 of us here in the area who are ready to make "a march on Redwood City.

That seems to be the only way to get attention and to get things done to demonstrate!" Colonel Ertel said that he contacted Assessor Estes' office and a deputy assessor, Albert J. Gaillard to inquire about the increase. He said Gaillard dis Entries may also be mfiik d'in iLiectncrans1 Mate Charies The Times. 1080 So. Bayshore San Mateo.

S3 102. Frey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Frey, 39M Branson Entries received afier the Drive, San Mateo, proved to be one of the heroes of the tragic June 12 deadline will be eligible for the second week of the con tent if received before June 19.

Jaily winners are eligible to sinking of the U.E.S. Frank Evans in the South China Sea with the loss of 74 American crew other 198 survivors arrived at Pearl Harbor. Reports indicated that most of the crew was asleep when the big carrier Melbourne sliced into the destroyer during night maneuvers. Frey's mother said today she had heard from her son two weeks agD. He attended Hillsdale High School and then enlisted in the Navy in 1966.

He is expected to be discharged later this year. Another brother, Larry, plans to enlist in the Navy this year. 1 one of (he. grand oriz week for two in Hawaii. cussed the matter, said the weekend for two in Disnsylard or a weekend for two in Las V3 gas.

Contest rules and entry blanks may be found daily in The men. Frey was credited with pulling three shipmates from one of the crevices of the crumpled ship as the bow section sank He was praised as he anc the crease was based on comparable values in Hillsborough which starts about four blocks away. Ertel said he urged Gaillard to check figures of sales with his limes Do interest ads really interest you? This one should. Now interest is payable from day to day at the' "Old Keliabie," What's more, it is compounded daily at the highest rate on insuied savings. Funds in by (he 10th earn dally interest from the 1st when heid to quarter's end.

Right now is a good time to get growing. MM Caloric Range With Self Cleaning I Ovens and Broilers are Now Here. rZSL See Demonstration on the I Ultra Ray Smokeless. Broiler With Hjjll I A tile Time Guarantee WmVTl I Broils 30 faster 5linf "PUB SCfiYICE N0 BEPurtriOH mr nm BtJTttwtrW SAN MUTUAL SAVINGS BOOST ANTIQUES SHOW Members of the United Voluntary Services from as far away as Vancouver, ajid from various Peninsula' communities, aiong with a junior volunteer and three of the thousands of hospitalized veterans with whom UVS works, gather to boost the upcoming Hillsborough Antiques Show, June 6 7 8 at the Fiesta Building, San Mateo Volunteers program benefit from the show juniors will also have booth there, with items from and less to their program. Solllh BurlinSam: 1W1.

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