Union County Board of Equalization upholds most county valuations; several appeals heard and one case tabled

The Union County Board of Equalization and Review convened in 2025 to hear multiple taxpayer appeals of property valuations set by Union County staff, receiving testimony from property owners and county appraisers before moving into deliberations.

The board heard appeals covering residential remeasurement disputes, vacant‑lot valuations, landlocked parcels and floodplain designations. In deliberations the board voted to keep the county’s values on a number of contested parcels, approve staff recommendations and a 137‑parcel consent agenda, and to table one hearing for additional information.

Why it matters: property valuations fixed by the county determine local property tax bills and can affect the ability of owners to sell or develop land; the Board of Equalization and Review is the statutorily appointed forum for taxpayers to challenge those assessments.

What the board heard and key outcomes - Residential size and comparable sales: In multiple appeals homeowners challenged the county’s use of comparables or the county’s square footage. In one case the appellant said county comparables used houses with more bathrooms and larger square footage than the subject home; the county replied that its valuation methodology does not adjust for bathrooms and relies primarily on measured square footage and neighborhood comps. After deliberation the board voted to accept the county’s revised valuation for Parcel 06099438 (accepted at $1,035,200). The board also accepted the county’s current valuation for a second residential appeal where the appellant contested the county’s square footage (Parcel…