Board of Review reviews 2025 assessment roll, records omitted construction and accepts one correction

The Village of Jackson Board of Review reviewed the assessor’s 2025 assessment roll on June 5, 2025, received a signed affidavit from the assessor and accepted corrections and an omitted-property addition to the roll.

Ray Kozak of Catalyst, the assessor present at the meeting, told the board that the village’s 2024 assessment ratio was 98% and that new assessment-ratio figures will be released in August; he estimated the 2025 ratio might be about 92% but characterized that as an estimate. Kozak reported total net new construction for the past year of $52,820,800 and said 293 real-estate notices of assessment change were mailed April 21, 2025. He also said the open-book session was held May 12 and generated nine contacts.

Kozak reported one residential improvement that had been omitted from the 2024 roll because of a permit issue; the assessor said the improvement will be added to the 2025 roll and that the omitted-property addition is being submitted under Wisconsin Statute 70.44. The board was also told there was one correction to an assessed value: an adjustment of $25,100, which the clerk said translated into net taxes per statute (amount of tax resulting from the change was not specified in the record).

The board moved to accept the assessor’s listed changes and corrections; a motion to accept the change was seconded and carried by voice vote. The board confirmed that open-book changes were included in the 2025 assessment roll. The assessor handed the signed affidavit to the clerk to be filed.

No taxpayers appeared to examine assessment data before the board recessed until 5 p.m.