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Pennington County board restores Johnson parcelassessment after landfill dispute and ag-adjustment request
Summary
After hearing testimony about trash from the nearby city landfill and a denied state ag-adjustment form, the Pennington County Board of Equalization voted to keep the parcel's assessment at last year's level rather than accept a lower ag valuation proposed by the property owners.
The Pennington County Board of Equalization on Tuesday kept the agricultural land assessment for a 518-acre parcel owned by Ross and Fern Johnson at the prior year's level after hearing testimony about landfill debris and a contested ag-land adjustment.
The board voted to leave the land assessment at the same value it carried in 2024. The vote followed detailed testimony from Shannon Champion, senior appraiser in the county equalization office, and extended remarks from Fern Johnson about trash, surface discharges and a long-running dispute with the city landfill.
Champion opened the hearing by identifying the parcel (tax ID 55488) as "a 5 18 acre parcel" located south of town along Highway 79 and…
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