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local-improvement assessment

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A quick definition of local-improvement assessment:

A local-improvement assessment is a type of tax that is charged to property owners who will benefit from improvements made in a designated area, such as sidewalks or sewage lines. It is different from a general tax because it is only levied on properties that will receive a special benefit from the improvement. Other types of assessments include special assessments, which are taxes charged on property that benefits from a public improvement, and frontage assessments, which are municipal taxes charged to property owners for improvements that abut a street or highway.

A more thorough explanation:

A local-improvement assessment is a tax levied on property owners who will benefit from improvements in a designated area, such as sewers and sidewalks. This tax is used to pay for the improvements and is different from a general tax because it is only levied on properties that will receive a special benefit from the improvements.

For example, if a city decides to install new sidewalks in a neighborhood, the cost of the project may be divided among the property owners in the area. Each property owner would be assessed a certain amount based on the size and value of their property. This assessment would be used to pay for the installation of the new sidewalks.

Another example of a local-improvement assessment is a frontage assessment. This is a municipal tax charged to a property owner for local improvements that abut a street or highway, such as sidewalks, pavements, or sewage lines. The property owner is assessed based on the amount of frontage they have along the street or highway.

Overall, local-improvement assessments are a way for municipalities to fund improvements that benefit specific areas or properties. They are different from general taxes because they are only levied on properties that will receive a special benefit from the improvements.

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
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