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Appraisal Results Published
for Oregon Tracts*

Annual Permit Fees - Where did Permit Fees end up in the 2008 Appraisal?
Permit fees went up. The majority of fees increased from 75% to 400%. A few fees went down, but decreases occurred only in burned-over tracts in the Siskiyou and Umatilla National Forests.

So you ask: What do we do?
Answer: Reserve the right to a second appraisal. Each cabin owner has 60 days after receiving the appraisal letter from your local forest supervisor to reserve this right. The Forest Service needs to receive the notice in writing.

By reserving the right to a second appraisal, cabin owners have a year to complete this reappraisal. Or, you can decide not to go forward with this appraisal. If you decide to pursue the second appraisal, obtain the list of appraisers from your local Forest Supervisor's office. You are not required to use one of the listed appraisers, but it does give you somewhere to start looking for a qualified appraiser. Also, talk to your neighboring tracts, see what they are planning and consider working together.

The NFH convention in Seattle provided a $3000 - $5000 figure, per typical lot, as the cost to obtain a second appraisal. When you have reserved the right, then your tract association needs to determine how to raise the money to pay for the second appraisal.

Sampling of Appraisal Results in Oregon

Forest

Tracts

# of Typicals

Prev. Lot Value

New Lot Value

Permit Fee

% Increase

Deschutes
5

20
Low - $15,000
High - $58,000
Low - $25,000
High - $110,000
$1,250
$5,500

67%
156%

Rogue River
2

9
Low - $9,800
High - $19,000 Low - $40,000
High - $55,000
$2,000
$2,750

308%
189%

Siskiyou
1

2
Low - $55,000
High - $59,500 Low - $40,000
High - $50,000
$2,000
$2,500

-27%
-16%

Umatilla
8

10
Low - $8,000
High - $6,500 Low - $7,000
High - $12,000
$350
$600

-13%
85%

Umpqua
1

3
Low - $17,500
High - $17,500 Low - $35,000
High - $40,000
$1,750
$2,000

100%
129%

Wallowa
Whitman
3

4
Low - $6,000
High - $7,500 Low - $9,000
High - $12,500
$450
$625

29%
67%

Willamette
9

19
Low - $27,000
High - $27,000 Low - $45,000
High - $92,000
$2,250
$4,600

67%
241%

Winema
2

14
Low - $22,000
High - $25,000 Low - $45,000
High - $127,000
$2,250
$6,250

105%
408%

*except Mt. Hood NF which appraised in June 2009

Forest	Tracts	# of Typicals	Prev. Lot Value	New Lot Value	Permit Fee	% Increase

Deschutes	5	20	Low - $15,000 High - $58,000	Low - $25,000 High - $110,000	$1,250 $5,500	67% 156%
Rogue River	2	9	Low - $9,800 High - $19,000	Low - $40,000 High - $55,000	$2,000 $2,750	308% 189%
Siskiyou	1	2	Low - $55,000 High - $59,500	Low - $40,000 High - $50,000	$2,000 $2,500	-27% -16%
Umatilla	8	10	Low - $8,000 High - $6,500	Low - $7,000 High - $12,000	$350 $600	-13% 85%
Umpqua	1	3	Low - $17,500 High - $17,500	Low - $35,000 High - $40,000	$1,750 $2,000	100% 129%
Wallowa Whitman	3	4	Low - $6,000 High - $7,500	Low - $9,000 High - $12,500	$450 $625	29% 67%
Willamette	9	19	Low - $27,000 High - $27,000	Low - $45,000 High - $92,000	$2,250 $4,600	67% 241%
Winema	2	14	Low - $22,000 High - $25,000	Low - $45,000 High - $127,000	$2,250 $6,250	105% 408%

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