Homeowner said the county raised the valuation of the property by relying on a proposed value rather than an accepted appraisal, and that an error in the recorded square footage of a recreation room increased the home's assessed value. "The valuation of my property was changed based on the square footage of a rec room," the Homeowner said. "They went to the proposed value for that year and raised my taxes based on the proposed value, not on the actual accepted appraisal value."

The Homeowner said the county adjusted building values downward after an appraisal but that, in subsequent years, the assessor's office used the older value when applying the annual percentage increases. "The county adjusted my buildings down according to the appraisal... that lasted for 1 year, and then it went back," the Homeowner said. The speaker added that an appraisal had been "accepted by the board, but not by the assessor's" office and asked how to obtain an appraisal that would be recognized by both.

The Homeowner provided addresses used as comparables on the appraisal: 2306 Gateway Avenue, 2424 Commerce and 314 Mallard Lane. He said the county's percentage increases for the jurisdiction were "5.5, 5.6," while his property rose by "almost 12K." He also said last year the property's value in the system appeared to be in the low $300,000s. "It was 5.5, 5.6, and mine went up almost 12. K," the Homeowner said. "Last year, it was 300 and some thousand dollars."

The speaker suggested online estimates such as Zillow may use some of the same public data but said Zillow is not always accurate. "I don't know where Zillow gets our information either. Probably. They use some of the same data information, but theirs isn't always as accurate," he said.

The transcript records the Homeowner's account and questions but does not show a response from county staff or any formal action by the meeting body. The speaker asked for guidance on how to produce an appraisal that would be recognized by both the board and the assessor's office; the record does not indicate an answer or a recorded directive.