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Miami County reappoints Sandra Lucas as county appraiser amid questions about valuation process
Summary
The Miami County Board of County Commissioners reappointed Sandra Lucas as county appraiser for a four-year term while commissioners and residents pressed for clarity about valuation methods, appeals and the relationship between appraised value and taxation.
The Miami County Board of County Commissioners on May 14 voted 3-1 to appoint Sandra Lucas to a four-year term as county appraiser, preserving continuity in the office that sets property values used for taxation.
The reappointment matters because the county appraiser administers parcel-level valuations that feed the mill levy process and affect tax bills. During the meeting commissioners and a member of the public pressed Lucas to explain how the office derives values, how appeals are handled and what residents should do if they disagree with an appraisal.
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