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Union County Board of Equalization upholds assessor values across multiple property appeals
Summary
The Board of Equalization and Review heard multiple taxpayer appeals on property assessments and, after deliberation, voted to uphold the assessor's values on the contested parcels. The board approved staff-recommended settlements on two consent lists and rescheduled one hearing.
The Union County Board of Equalization and Review on Thursday upheld the county tax assessor's valuations in a series of taxpayer appeals after hearing presentations from property owners and county appraisal staff.
The board, appointed by the county commissioners, voted on individual appeals ranging from vacant lots and residential parcels to commercial property. After presentations and county responses, board members moved, seconded and approved the assessor's values in each contested case the board took up that day. One scheduled hearing was rescheduled to a later date and two staff settlement lists were approved.
Board Chair (Board of Equalization and Review) opened the session by reading the board's role and procedures, telling taxpayers: "Property owners appearing before the Board of Equalization Review have a right to a fair and equitable hearing." The board followed that procedure and heard each appellant, county staff presentation and questions from members before moving to deliberation.
County appraisers described the evidence they used for each parcel. For several residential appeals staff relied on neighborhood or rural-land sales that predated Jan. 1, 2025,…
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