Board keeps Gansz parcels' assessments after owners cite vandalism, missing utilities

Jul 29, 2025

Owners Sally Gansz and Sarah Gansz-Ruybalid described repeated break-ins, stolen copper piping and lack of utilities on several parcels; the assessor reduced structure values to salvage levels but left overall accounts largely driven by land value, and the board approved the assessor's recommendations.

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Owners Sally Gansz and Sarah Gansz-Ruybalid asked the board to reduce assessed values for three parcels, describing repeated break-ins, missing utilities and theft of piping. For 810 W. Baca (R0009121) the assessor proposed keeping system value at $38,838 but reducing the structure value to $15,000 (salvage), citing that four walls and a roof require the structure to remain on the roll.

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