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Assessor seeks extended closure days to clear backlog of senior-exemption applications

3088058 · April 14, 2025
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The Clallam County Assessor’s Office told commissioners April 14 it needs to keep a temporary reduction in public hours to allow staff time to process a backlog of roughly 500 senior-exemption applications and other incoming work.

The Clallam County Assessor’s Office told commissioners April 14 it needs to keep a temporary reduction in public hours to allow staff time to process a backlog of roughly 500 senior-exemption applications and other incoming work.

Assessor Pam said the office shortened public hours earlier this year to give staff time to process returns and applications. That change helped answer phones but not to complete the volume of processing and scanning the office now faces. She said staffing losses, including a senior-exemption specialist, and a heavier legislative workload have left the office “buried.” The assessor recommended an indefinite change in public…

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