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Board sustains assessor in Winthrop gas‑store appeal; suggests income evidence if owners appeal further
Summary
Owners of a Winthrop convenience store argued seasonal traffic and a recent two‑part sale made the assessor’s higher value unfair; the board sustained the assessor but encouraged owners to submit income statements if they appeal to the state.
Owners of a Winthrop convenience store and mini‑mart (Parks and Monty LLC) asked the Okanogan County Board of Equalization to reduce an assessor valuation that owners said exceeded what the business could afford in mortgage terms. Petitioners cited seasonal traffic patterns, Highway 20 winter closures and differences between highway intersections as reasons the property’s market is weaker than the county comparables.
The owners and their representative described a 2023 transaction…
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