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County assessor reports 5% countywide assessed value increase; notices to mail March 12–13
Summary
Stearns County Assessor Jake Patey and Assistant Randy Lauer presented the 2025 property assessment update, reporting a roughly 5% increase in taxable market value countywide, $198 million in new construction, and notices of valuation and classification planned to mail March 12–13.
Jake Patey, Stearns County Assessor, told the board on March 11 that valuations for 2025 were completed in February and that notices of valuation and classification were planned for mailing March 12–13. "Valuations were completed in February," Patey said, and the office plans combined mailings with tax statements as a cost-saving measure.
Patey and Assistant Assessor Randy Lauer said overall taxable market value in the county rose about 5% from the…
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