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Board upholds appraisal for large Olness West lot after reviewer finds sales justify 2025 values
Summary
Lawrence Marakami appealed the 2025 assessed value for a 13-acre lot in the Olness West subdivision. Assessing staff reappraised the entire subdivision using recent Mental Health Trust sales and a site visit; the board upheld the assessor's land value of $12,868.
Lawrence Marakami appealed the 2025 assessed value for his roughly 13-acre parcel in the rural Olness West subdivision (Treasure Street). Marakami told the board he bought the lot decades ago and argued the property is the largest and wettest in the subdivision and should be valued lower. He said access in some lots remains only by trail and that building a road and installing utilities would be expensive and…
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