Kruse v. Town of Westford

Since 1980 plaintiff Devin Kruse has owned property in the Town of Westford which included 10 acres of land and a house, both of which he purchased for $66,000. The present controversy arose in 1982 when the listers of the Town of Westford (town) reappraised plaintiff’s property at $74,800. Subsequent appeals to the listers and to the local board of civil authority reduced the appraisal to $71,400. Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 4461 plaintiff appealed the board’s decision to the director of the property valuation and review division of the State Agency of Administration. The state board of…