In a decision today by Lebanon County President Judge Eby, the Lebanon County Commissioners have been ordered to reassess all properties in the county by the end of 2012.

This is due to a property tax assessment appeal by a local couple in 2006 in which they stated "the county's failure to conduct a countywide assessment for 36 years "has caused a discriminiatory effect of taxation" that harmed them and others."

In effect, if you live in a home built before 1972, your tax assessment is based on the 1972 value. If you live in a home built in 2005 (as we do) our assessment is based on 2005 values.

I don't expect that my taxes will go down, but I expect that people living in older neighborhoods in the county will be paying a more proportionate share of the cost of government.