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West Bend Board of Review approves three 2022 assessment stipulations, multiple waiver requests and a withdrawal
Summary
The City of West Bend Board of Review accepted three assessor stipulations that lowered assessed values for 2022, approved personal-property adjustments including a zero-value ruling for Marlin Leasing, granted waiver requests for several large commercial parcels and accepted a withdrawal for the Delta Defense appeal.
The City of West Bend Board of Review on a meeting to consider 2022 assessments accepted three assessor stipulations, approved four waiver requests covering four commercial owners and accepted a withdrawal of an appeal for the parcel at 1000 Freedom Way.
The changes affect both real property and personal-property accounts and were presented by assessor staff, who said inspections and submitted owner documentation supported the revised values and exemptions. The board voted on each item individually and approved the motions by voice vote.
Assessor staff told the board that parcel 11191520006 at 2361 West Washington Street, owned by Samuel Rennert, had been inspected and re-evaluated since the previous board. "Based on an inspection and reviewing the vacancies and the income data submitted from the owner ... the new proposed assessment should be 579,500," assessor staff said. The board approved the stipulated assessment, reducing the parcel’s assessed value from 799,600 to 579,500 for 2022.
Assessor staff also presented personal-property account adjustments. Marlin Leasing (account 00333009) notified the assessor on May 25, 2022 that equipment reported on the account is exempt machinery; assessor staff confirmed the exemption and recommended setting the 2022 assessed value to zero. The board approved that stipulation.
A second personal-property account, PL.0025.0007 at 510 Schoenhart Drive, was originally assessed at 4,500; assessor staff reported the owner had equipment already assessed at another location and recommended a revised 2022 value of $1,200. The board approved the $1,200 assessment.
The board also noted that a tax representative had contacted the clerk to withdraw the 2022 appeal for Delta Defense, parcel 1119.262.0110 at 1000 Freedom Way. The clerk reported receipt of an email instructing withdrawal and the board approved the withdrawal.
On subpoenas and compliance, assessor staff said two subpoena letters sent on June 22 produced "sufficient responses" from the owners of the parcels identified as Freighter (parcel 1119.233.008) and Benevolent Corp (parcel 1119.164.0001). Walmart and Home Depot did not require subpoenas because they submitted information before the first board of review; the assessor judged those submissions sufficient.
Following the subpoena update, the board approved four waiver requests, each described by assessor staff as having satisfactory compliance or sufficient submitted information: the Freighter waiver for tax key 1119.2330.0008; Benevolent Corp (1119.164.0001); Walmart (1119.262.0003); and two Home Depot parcels (1119.2340.0409 and 1119.2340.0410). Assessor staff noted that the Home Depot parcels are billed together and include an adjacent parcel used by the store.
Board members discussed the length of some ongoing litigation affecting property appeals, with assessor staff noting some cases have taken multiple years and that a pending Wisconsin Supreme Court decision involving a separate Lowe’s property could affect similar cases. "Litigation does take time ... we just don't really have a solid answer on when they will be resolved," assessor staff said.
The board completed its business, approved the motions by voice vote, and adjourned the meeting.
