Recall Rickey Huval

by John Q. Citizen
Published/Last Modified on Thursday, May 22, 2008 5:46 PM CDT

I read the Daily Iberian. I listen to Jeff Boggs on kane. I know my property taxes might go up because Rickey Huval raised my assessment. If my taxes do go up I hope I people will join to sign a recall petition because everyone I talk to tells me that he says he didn't do it right and just guesstimated. Now he wants me to pay for his mistakes. I find it too convenient that he didn't raise my assessment before he went unopposed for assessor.

I'm glad the mayor and city council didn't raise my taxes but that's probably because it's an election year. I want to see if my parish councilman and school board member decides to raise my taxes since they have 3 years for everyone to forget about it. If they do they need to be recalled too.

If you're tired of these politicians always trying to dig in your pockets then we need to consider recalling all of the ones who vote to raise our taxes and we need to start with Rickey Huval because he's the reason why our taxes can go up.

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Brian wrote on Jun 4, 2008 9:43 AM:

" I have a friend who has worked for the Lafayette accessor's office since 1988. He said , although they are understaffed , they almost never perform a "Drive by" appraisal in their parish. When I told him about Huval's crying and excuses , he laughed and said if Ricky worked for Lafayette as a field agent, and used the methods he says he uses in Iberia parish , he would be fired. "

I dont pay dat tax me wrote on Jun 3, 2008 11:17 PM:

" You people have gone to far. Who you want to complain on next,the justice of the peace? "

Watchdog wrote on Jun 3, 2008 7:17 PM:

" Ricky has got it going on! He has a son in the Clerk of Court's office and his daughter works in the D.A.'s office. The Huval connection!!! "

Lawren wrote on Jun 3, 2008 4:26 PM:

" I do think that the person who is determining the values should have a little knowledge of this. For my taxes, they actually went down which I am glad for but here is what I don't understand. By a private appraiser my home is worth $186,000. Which is backed by the sales of the homes in my neighborhood at this price that are selling! My tax appraisal was $146,000. I am not complaining but I just think he may have gotten tired when he got to my road. Why is there such a difference with the two values? "

to shrimp wrote on Jun 3, 2008 2:37 PM:

" could not have said it better myself.

HAHA love it "

TC wrote on Jun 3, 2008 11:51 AM:

" My taxes went up almost 100% in one year. I realize taxes must go up over time, but to wait and hit someone at the worst time in history is a crime. Those out there that don't want to sign the petition note this, I found out that Ricky will be in office until 2012. I can't afford to wait that long to take him out. Can You? "

passing the bucks... wrote on Jun 3, 2008 7:00 AM:

" Mr. Huval has a pretty sweet gig. All he has to do is jack up the value of the homes by a certain percentage across the board, and we will all get our homes appraised and correct the mistakes. We are basically doing his job for him. Why don't we eliminate the tax assessor position, and simply base the tax off of an independent appraisal? That would give our local economy a good little kick every four years, and would basically cut out the middle man (Mr. Huval). "

elle wrote on Jun 1, 2008 3:13 PM:

" you go shrimp ...THAT IS HILAROUS
high 5 to humor "

what wrote on May 31, 2008 12:42 PM:

" Shrimp, that is ignorant! "

Shrimp wrote on May 30, 2008 6:53 PM:

" Well, dey tried an tax me, but I resist. Dey told me I got me two trailers on my lot and I got to pay two taxes. Well, I put dem together and dey say I got me a bigger house, more taxes. An, because dey trailers, I got to pay per axle. Well, I ain't no fool, so I separate dem trailers and put one on top de other. Now I got me a "luxury house", wit upstair downstair.

I can't win so I gonna live on my boat. Do I gotta pay a "yacht tax" for dat? "

citizen wrote on May 30, 2008 3:15 PM:

" I have lived in Lydia for 35 years, this is the first time I have to pay taxes on my property, What's up with that? "

Reply to Business Owner wrote on May 30, 2008 6:04 AM:

" email recallhuval@yahoo.com and ask for one. "

lakjdsflkjadsf wrote on May 29, 2008 6:47 PM:

" Again, I have to ask those of you who are defending these ridiculous assessments....HOW ARE YOU RELATED TO RICKY HUVAL? "

business owner wrote on May 29, 2008 6:42 PM:

" Is there an "actual" petition that we business owners can place on the counter in our store? Just by talking to the people in one of our stores, I could collect at least 2 dozen signatures a day. But it has to be right there on the spot, not a "virtual petition". When people come in, property taxes have become the #1 most common topic they start a conversation with, even more common than the price of gas. "

Shelby wrote on May 29, 2008 6:24 AM:

" Ricky are his son could not win for dog catcher on New Iberia now.Ask Ricky if he spends his tax dollars in New Iberia when he buys a car or goes to another town.( corville toyota) Ricky you busted what I say is facts "

Chip wrote on May 29, 2008 5:57 AM:

" I bet if you ask Ricky Huval why he puts up with all this criticism, he'll give the typical politician answer.....Because I love serving the public. Then he'll say.......You know, I could make twice as much money in the private sector.

He'll never mention that he likes it because of the huge salary and benefits. "

New New Iberian wrote on May 28, 2008 4:30 PM:

" Brad Pitt must be notified of this mess. If we can't get Brad to do something then we will settle on Ernst "Shoe-Do" Wilson to step in and bring it to the light of the public. Maybe he can get KATC to do a story and put some pressure on the councils and Huval to correct this matter! "

flowerchild wrote on May 28, 2008 3:39 AM:

" Don't forget to get rid of his right hand man...his son. The one that is now being groomed to take his place when retired! People of New Iberia when will we learn, don't let career politicians stay in office this long! "

To the Watchful Eye Response wrote on May 27, 2008 10:18 PM:

" C'mon. What's wrong Chapman? You don't want your friend Taylor to come out of the closet about his special treatment. Go to Rickey's website. There's no mistake. Taylor got a minute increase while everyone on his street went up over 20%. If it was corrected why is Taylor's house on the north side of the bayou more than some houses in Acadian Acres? The Daily Iberian won't print it because it will tarnish Chapman's boy's "ethical" image. "

Not complaining in Iberia Parish wrote on May 27, 2008 5:03 PM:

" Our Tax Assessor is doing his job: Assessing for taxes!! B/t my main residence & our property, our taxes have gone up $600. Ill pay it w/o complaining. If you buy a house for $100,000 & sell if for $150,000 you will be happy the value went up. Well, he is happy your value went up too. This is part of the American dream of homeownership. Put on your Big Girl or Boy panties & get over it. Putting someone else in office isnt going to change anything! "

ashamed to know you people wrote on May 27, 2008 9:51 AM:

" If any of you can do better go ahead!!!
Mr. Huval had to do an assessment on every home and land in New Iberia, and if he made a mistake on some it would be likley. He made a mistake on mine , but i didn't whine like a baby or or attack anyone personally like you people did. Most of you don't know anything about this office until now. all of a sudden everyone knows it all.
Why didn't yall run against him when you had the chance. You would have lost.
GREAT JOB RICKY!!!!!! "

Recall Huval wrote on May 27, 2008 9:21 AM:

" Sign the Recall Rickey Huval online petition at:

http://gopetition.com/online/19575.html "

TO WATCHFUL EYE wrote on May 27, 2008 8:31 AM:

" Maybe the letter was not printed because Ricky's office made a mistake and Taylor corrected it, therefore, if the letter would have been printed, it would have been full of false accusations. Making right what is wrong.....that's what honest people do.
Glad I voted for him. He does not need a "contract" to do the right thing. "

oh please wrote on May 27, 2008 12:16 AM:

" Does Rickey know how many hard working people they are out there who are busting there tail in the heat trying to support their familys. Does he have any idea how many of them would love to work in an office in the a/c for less than half of what he makes. That would love to have weekends and nights and hoildays off. Men and women are working pay check to pay check to make ends meet while he is living the high life off of our tax dollars. "

to John Q. Citizen wrote on May 26, 2008 10:28 PM:

" Where can I find the petition you are talking about? I have told several people about it, and several business owners in Jeanerette and New Iberia said they would collect signatures in their stores. Two of them even said they would offer discounts to those who sign it. Please let us know where to find the petition!!!!! "

FINALLY wrote on May 26, 2008 9:01 PM:

" How or where can I sign the petition. "

to barbara wrote on May 26, 2008 8:51 PM:

" I don't know how old you are, but I can't believe that you will continue to fall for the same old excuses. Wasn't the lottery supposed to fix our education problems years ago? What about the Stelly tax? How many times have we been fed the lies about teacher pay raises improving our school system? How many tax increases have we been hit with over the years in the name of "better roads, schools, etc."? Where's the petition? I can get hundreds of signatures. "

getting screwed wrote on May 26, 2008 8:42 PM:

" I don't know what you mean about not having your property assessed in 24 years. Mine has been assessed every 4 years with a ridiculous increase. "

D. Hertz wrote on May 26, 2008 8:38 PM:

" I advise you not to get too smart in this discussion or Huval will start taxing your intellect. "

Watchful Eye wrote on May 26, 2008 2:16 PM:

" Why hasn't The Daily Iberian printed the letter to the editor that was sent in and read by Jeff Boggs on his radio show? The letter was about Rep. Taylor Barras's house being undervalued by Rickey Huval, who was Taylor's dad's sucessor. Supposedly everyone on Taylor's street had their taxes raised 20-50% while Taylor was only 5%. Is Chapman protecting his college roommate? If Rickey did that, both he and Taylor need to be recalled. "

Right Dee wrote on May 26, 2008 1:18 PM:

" Ricky has no trouble paying the taxes on his MANSION. If we made his salary our taxes wouldn't matter either! "

dee wrote on May 26, 2008 12:58 AM:

" I think as residents of the community we should have a right to say how much our mayor, sheriff, council and so on are paid for their jobs and if they need a raise it then lets have an election to see if they deserve one. They do not need to live in fancy houses and drive expensive cars off the tax payers money they need to get a job like everyone else. And if they don't like it them let them quit. Like they were shown how to do their job we can show someone else. "

John Q. Citizen wrote on May 25, 2008 12:30 PM:

" To Barbara: Rickey's just doing his job? Really? He said in the paper and on KANE that we haven't been assessed in his 24 years in the assessors office. What has he been doing? If he was doing his job during that time no one would be complaining about a 5-10% increase every 4 years but 25-30% in one year is why he should be recalled. In my opinion I feel like he's a cheat because he's collecting a check paid for by my tax dollars when he wasn't doing his job. "

barbara wrote on May 25, 2008 8:09 AM:

" Ricky Huval is not a cheat! Because Iberia Parish is finally being held accountable for accurately determined property taxes is not a reason for people to say such nasty and horrible things about Ricky and his office.
Mandated by the state, he is doing his job unpopular as it is. You can always appeal your tax, and he will always listen with a kind ear. How can the services you demand be provided if there is no tax base from which to draw from??? You want things but don't want to pay for anything. "

Voter wrote on May 24, 2008 11:54 AM:

" These clowns continue to get back into office because they are UNOPPOSED!! No one ran against Ricky, so we had no choice. It's like living in Russia or China. We go vote, but there is only one KGB agent on the ballot. Citizens need to rise up and run one of us for every position. Another thing, as stated, Ricky makes $100,000+ a year and over a million dollars yearly for office expense. Do you realize how much we could save here and statewide if these clowns, in every parish were paid something close to what you and I make? "

Eagle Eye wrote on May 24, 2008 6:41 AM:

" Rickey's just the typical lying politician. He didn't raise our assessments for 24 years so he could stay in office. Rickey probably now has enough years vested into a taxpayer funded retirement system so he doesn't care if he raises your property taxes anymore! "

Livin like most people wrote on May 24, 2008 1:34 AM:

" Sign me up. Even rent will go up because of the stupid people in office. My husband makes pretty good money, we get no goverment support, have 4 girls and live pay check to pay check. Yet, we can't buy our own house because we don't have enough to save,and for those that will tell me to get a job it cost less for me to stay home than to get a job and pay for daycare. Thank God I love my life. Of course, if one of us were in office we would be pullin it in! "

HOME BASE wrote on May 23, 2008 10:55 PM:

" Tea party anyone? "

Taxpayer wrote on May 23, 2008 8:53 PM:

" With the higher costs of gas and food, etc. the sales tax revenue for the city, parish and school board should be increasing. From what I've heard property taxes only make up a small percentage of revenue. Why increase property taxes if that's true? Won't the politicians make enough with sales taxes. Rickey can say what he wants but I bet he's just lining his pockets. Where do I sign? "

To Still Scratching my head wrote on May 23, 2008 7:58 PM:

" I am having a really great laugh at your comment. Your property was deemed to be placed in a flood zone and yet your value of the property went up!! If that doesn't explain how screwed up our government is on all three levels I don't know what does! And yet we continue to vote these clowns into office! "

Still Scratching my head wrote on May 23, 2008 2:28 PM:

" How DOES Mr. Duval do it? I think he has majic powers I'm not aware of!

If he assessed my house with a drive-by, it must have been at the speed of light! The excessive speed must have blurred his vision, since there was no house on the property! This was brought to his attention many,many weeks ago. Still waiting. And while I'm on the subject, how does the value of a property go UP, if it is now situated in a flood zone? "

John Q. Citizen wrote on May 23, 2008 8:37 AM:

" I went to the Rickey Huval and Dan Doerle dog and pony show at the Sliman last night. What a joke. It was nothing but a pass the buck session. The most interesting thing was at the end when Rickey talked about why Taylor Barras' house being assessed so low. What's up with that? Is Rickey giving political favors? If there's nothing to hide, why is Rickey defending what he did without anyone saying anything? "

No Tax man wrote on May 23, 2008 6:52 AM:

" I'll call my councilmen and school board members and tell them not to vote to increase our taxes, which is what they can do if you read The Daily Iberian or listen to Jeff Boggs. The question is, what happens when the Tax Commission comes in to check Rickey's work and finds he didn't do his job correctly? "

Response to we get what we deserve wrote on May 23, 2008 6:46 AM:

" Wake up and see what's going on around you. The reason we have no place to graduate our children out of the weather, to see a recital outside of a fire trap is because the Chamber of Commerce and others don't want it. Governor Blanco was going to GIVE New Iberia 30 million dollars for a civic center for FREE with NO NEW TAXES but some short sighted people complained about operation and maintenance expenses. "

N.I. Resident wrote on May 22, 2008 10:29 PM:

" The citizens of the city of New Iberia and Iberia Parish need to request an audit of the assessor's office including the practices of Mr. Huval to see if there is some inaccountability. "

DJ wrote on May 22, 2008 9:57 PM:

" My brother's home was aprased as a two story dwelling. When he complained about the increase in taxes, Ricky's office told him they thought it was a two story because they only did a drive by and saw the tall roof. It is only a single story. How may other mistakes have they made ? "

Mark wrote on May 22, 2008 9:05 PM:

" Tax Man...I will pay the tax then. Why pay tax now that is not required? I can understand an increase in tax every 8-10 years not every 4 years. What if we pay the higher tax now & then more when someone fron B.R. pushes the value higher? Where is in theincrease in service for the increase in tax? NONE, actually less! "

Injured by taxes wrote on May 22, 2008 8:51 PM:

" POOR RICKY!!! He's crying in his imported beer. The job he is "forced" to do is so hard. There is a simple solution. QUIT!! and let someone who can do the job have it. OH, he can't do that. Then he would have to give up his $100,000 plus a year salary AND the over a million dollar a year office budget. He gets a percentage of our property tax, so of course it will increase. "

we get what we deserve not much wrote on May 22, 2008 7:56 PM:

" There are some folks with legitimate beefs, but few of the folks I have talked to when pressed for what their homes were assessed at, have any leg to stand on. Values here are still near their all time highs. The reason we have no place to graduate our children out of the weather, to see a recital outside of a fire trap, or have decent roads to drive on is because no one wants to pay their fair share. They are all too poor. Leave them alone and tax the next man. "

xxx wrote on May 22, 2008 6:36 PM:

" I'll sign the recall petition.
"

by Tax man wrote on May 22, 2008 5:49 PM:

" What happens when someone challenges Rickey and the Tax Commission comes in to "check" his work? When someone from Baton Rouge, with no connections or concern about Iberia Parish pushes the values higher, what are you going to do? "

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