Titusville, Crawford County,Pennsylvania January 2007

CSE was asked to study any changes in Titusville's LVT outcomes since a 1990 implementation. We were also asked to look at the accuracy of assessments. We found that there were slightly fewer vacant lots since 1990, but that assessments were outdated and that non-residential land values in particular were inaccurate. Outcome: LVT was working as a tax relief measure for homeowners, but the valuation data needs updating. The county assessment roll has not been made available after repeated requests from both CSE and the City council of Titusville. This recalcitrance is hard to explain, except in a political context, as power rests outside the city and the larger boroughs of the county. CSE is not prepared to stop study of this issue.

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