A wake up call is needed

Letter

Dear Editor:

It’s not just here in Page County, but across the U.S.

We all value our inalienable rights, but they should not be taken at the expense of, nor denied to, others. I’ve met so many kind, hard working people here in the last six years, and I’ve been taken advantage of by countless boneheads. What I see is people who have cow-towed down to accepting how it is. Please, please fight for what is right and against what isn’t.

On my short list today is a lack of communication (I’m not on any social media. I don’t have a cell phone.), a lack of clearly defined regulations and more important, enforcement of them, a drug problem that goes on and on without a fix, incompetence and a lot of ostriches with their heads in the sand.

The 2026 property reassessment proves (to me) the ridiculousness and incompetence of management in Page County. My house was built in 2003. It took an assessment in 2020 for the county to determine the house was not built at the approved 1,288 square feet, but was 1,512 square feet. What I bought was misrepresented and the two previous owners got away with the lower taxes.

I’ve already paid for their error. I suspect the good ole’ boys club was at work. Tentatively, my home and property are being reassessed with a 79.83-percent increase.

I came here to retire peacefully and affordably.

It’s not working. 

Paula Dorangrichia ~ Stanely, Va. 

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