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Board sets Dakota Square Mall at $61 million after contested appeal; resolves several individual property appeals
Summary
After a contested appeal from DMA Inc. and split votes, the Ward County Board of Equalization set the 2025 value for Dakota Square Mall at $61,000,000. The board also resolved appeals for several residential and business parcels, setting values that differed from some property owners' requests.
The Ward County Board of Equalization set the 2025 assessed value for Dakota Square Mall at $61,000,000 following a contested appeal and resolved a series of individual property appeals at its June 3, 2025 meeting.
Daniel Willaert, managing director at DMA Inc., appeared by phone and asked that the assessment for Dakota Square Mall (parcel MI356770000110) be reduced to $22,800,000 citing supporting data and economic obsolescence. City of Minot Assessor Ryan Kamrowski presented comparable values and the City of Minot recommended a value of $61,600,000. A motion to deny DMA's request and accept the City of Minot's $61,600,000 recommendation failed on a 2–2 vote (Comms. Olson and Rostad yes; Comms. Schuler and Fjeldahl no). Chair John Fjeldahl then moved, and Comm. Olson seconded, to set the 2025 value for the parcel at $61,000,000; the motion passed with a unanimous roll-call vote.
Other appeals resolved at the meeting included:
- Parcel KM200053800030 (owner Mohammed Shams Uddin): Mr. Uddin contacted the county but did not appear; the board followed the Office of Tax Equalization recommendation and set the 2025 value at $22,000.
- Parcel HA070990000240 (Jeffrey and Connie Behrens): The Harrison Township board initially lowered the value from $591,000 to $559,000. After the township chairman sought further review, county staff completed an interior and exterior inspection on May 19 and recalculated the value at $583,000. The board followed the Office of Tax Equalization recommendation and set the 2025 value at $583,000.
- Parcel SY190720000020 (Charles and Terrie Badke): The Badkes presented a comparative market analysis (CMA) valuing the property at $432,500. Director Wilkie presented 10 comparables with a median of $522,872.50 and noted some CMA sales dated 2023 while 2025 values are based on 2024 sales. Commissioner Schuler moved to set the value at $432,500; that motion failed 1–3. A subsequent motion to follow the Office of Tax Equalization recommendation of $495,000 failed 2–2. A final motion by Comm. Olson, seconded by Comm. Schuler, set the 2025 value at $465,000; that motion passed 3–1.
- Parcels owned by Pat Kraft: Mr. Kraft appealed two parcels. Ward County Assessor Jeff Mutchler said increased land values in the area caused the rise. The board accepted the Office of Tax Equalization values: parcel NE210930000010 at $542,000 and parcel NE210510000030 at $208,000.
The minutes record motions, seconders, and roll-call vote tallies for each final decision. Several contested items included split votes and at least one inspection before the board acted.
Why it matters: The Dakota Square Mall valuation represents a high-dollar commercial property decision that affects the taxable commercial base; individual parcel decisions adjust taxpayers' reported values and may affect tax bills.
