Monroe County commissioners on Tuesday denied a tax refund request by a Pate Road resident.
The matter first came up for discussion at a June 7 meeting when commissioners asked county attorney Ben Vaughn to decide whether a tax refund was merited for Pate Road resident William Price.
In a letter dated June 16, Vaughn refused the appeal citing lack of information presented by Price validating his claim that a Monroe County tax office clerk told him the county did not offer Homestead Exemptions. Vaughn said Price, who bought his home in 2004, never applied for Homestead Exemption prior to this year.
Vaughn wrote: “There is no record of an application being denied and no record of an appeal in such denial.”
Vaughn also pointed out that although Price had asked for a refund dating back to 2004, the county was required by state law only to evaluate refund claims made within three years of a tax payment. Vaughn also wrote that Price’s tax bills since 2005 have all included a notice informing him of the right to file for a Homestead Exemption.
“Without proof of an error on the part of the County in processing Mr. Price’s application I recommend denying his request for a refund,” Vaughn wrote.
Commissioners then voted 5-0 to deny Price’s refund request.