Heaven received a beautiful soul on May 17, 2021. Beverly Woodcock McArthur, 95, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones.
Born in Los Angeles, California, on May 16, 1926, to Vera and Nathan Woodcock, Bev spent her childhood earning Girl Scout badges and roller skating down Wilshire Boulevard with her girlfriends, most likely heading to the malt shop. Prior to graduating from Los Angeles High School in 1944, Bev was introduced to Anson James Jim McArthur, the true love of her life. This introduction was set up by Bev s mother, Vera and Vera s best friend, Isabel McArthur, Jim s mother. Bev and Jim were married on November 8, 1944, she was 18 and he was 20.
Darien s grand list grows by $58M amid pandemic
Susan Shultz
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The McLaren 720S makes up three of the top five most expensive cars on Darien’s grand list.Courtesy Freedom Supercars /
DARIEN The town’s grand list is up 0.68 percent despite the pandemic’s impact on many economic factors.
The Oct. 1 net grand list reflects a 70 percent assessed value of $8,635,984,905, which is an increase of $58,956,203 over the 2019 grand list. The list is before any actions from the Board of Assessment Appeals.
The grand list establishes the town’s tax base, allowing leadership to make budget decisions based on the town’s anticipated property tax income and, in turn, impacting the the mill rate. Assessed values are typically 70 percent of the appraised value and are not necessarily indicative of market value.