Some municipalities, school districts doing 'spot reassessments' to collect more. By Martha Raffaele | Of The Associated Press Christine Joyce's latest property tax bill has dashed her dream to move from an old house with a tiny kitchen to a brand-new place in the country with a big yard. Joyce and her husband, who live in Pottsville, were planning to build a house on land they bought in 2005 near the Blue Mountain ridge in East Brunswick Township. But the Blue Mountain School District is demanding $795 in property tax on the parcel this year, nearly double what the couple paid the previous year and almost $150 higher than the tax bill for their home. ''These school taxes doubled with nothing on the land,'' said Joyce, 38, a registered nurse. ''When the house is built, they'll be astronomical.'' The Joyces are victims of what...
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