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Board sustains assessor on power‑pole valuation in small‑lot appeal

5678082 · August 7, 2025
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Summary

The board upheld the assessor’s decision to increase valuations tied to on‑site power for a small Chisaw Road parcel after the appellant said the added pole increased value only modestly.

The Okanogan County Board of Equalization on Wednesday sustained the assessor’s valuation for a small parcel appealed by Hummingbird Land Cleanup LLC, finding the appellant did not provide “clear, cogent and convincing” evidence that the assessor’s adjustments were incorrect.

Appellant Laura Sorensen (identified in hearing materials as the petitioner) told the board she had installed a power pole on a roughly one‑acre parcel in February 2022 because she planned to put a tiny house or RV on…

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