It was “one of the foulest crimes in (the) history of Eagle County,” according to The Herald Democrat published on April 14, 1916. Carl Josef “Charley” Peterson, a bachelor homesteader originally from Sweden who had.
As home prices have jumped in the past few years, so have the estimated values for property taxation purposes. Plenty of property owners have taken exception. According to Eagle County Assessor Mark Chapin, 7,009 appeals.
The big increase in property values has the folks in the Eagle County Assessor’s Office scrambling. That scramble is due to more than 7,000 valuation appeals filed by residents. Eagle County Assessor Mark Chapin said.