COLUMBUS, N.C. (AP) - Some North Carolina residents are complaining about property values after an equestrian center was created near their homes.
The Times-News of Hendersonville reported (https://bit.ly/2puO8sb ) some Polk County residents have seen property values increase by 300 percent since the Tryon International Equestrian Center opened in 2015.
Polk County commissioners have asked state lawmakers to consider ways to help owners from being taxed off of their property.
One woman living near the new equestrian center saw the value of her unimproved property jump from about $5,500 per acre to $20,000 per acres.
Some of the residents complain the creation of the equestrian center should have had no effect on their property values.
County officials are making adjustments to property values on a case-by-case basis.
Tryon is renowned for its horse-related activities.
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Information from: Times-News, https://www.blueridgenow.com
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