J.

Sam Burch will serve a five-year term and Therese

A. Ocheltree a four-year term on Fayette's Board

of Tax Assessors.

Previous

terms on the three-member board expired Dec. 31,

and members Marielyn Strickland and Doug Stanley

declined to serve any more terms. Strickland has

served 31 years on the board; Stanley 30 years.

Member

Ken Spaller, who also has served 30 years, agreed

to be reappointed to a six-year term.

Burch

has 15 years experience as an appraiser

specializing in residential appraisals. Ocheltree

has been an appraiser 19 years, specializing in

commercial work.

"We

believe that the addition of these two

individuals will not only bring fresh ideas and

talent to the board, but also represents a superb

balance of residential and commercial

experience," said county commissioners Linda

Wells and Greg Dunn in a written recommendation

to the full commission.

Wells

and Dunn interviewed four candidates for the

board, which assesses property values throughout

the county for tax purposes.

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