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Stark County rejects Dickinsonboard's 15% cap on 2025 valuation increases
Summary
County commissioners declined a city recommendation to cap 2025 residential valuation increases at 15% for 140 parcels, after a lengthy Board of Equalization session in which assessors and residents debated market-based revaluations and correction of long-standing data errors.
Stark County commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 to reject the City of Dickinson Board of Equalizationrequest to cap 2025 valuation increases at 15% for a subset of 140 residential parcels.
Natalie Wandler, Stark County director of equalization, opened the county Board of Equalization meeting by explaining the process and urging residents that the hearing was about valuation, not taxes. "This meeting is to talk about valuation, not taxes," she said. The meeting included presentations from the county assessor and public comment from dozens of Dickinson property owners.
City and county assessors argued the county must follow state law to equalize values to market level based on median sales ratios. The assessor told the commissioners, "Century code says properties are to be valued at market value based on a median sales…
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