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Sullivan County officials face public backlash after new property assessments; assessor outlines appeals process
Summary
Residents pressed county commissioners about steep assessment increases. County assessor staff explained methods used, appeal deadlines and evidence residents should bring to informal hearings; commissioners debated county communication and outreach.
County residents pressed Sullivan County commissioners on a wave of higher property assessments during public comment and a long commission discussion, saying many owners received surprise notices and said they lacked advance education about the revaluation.
Donna (Assessor) told commissioners the reassessment values are drawn from sales data compiled in 2024 by the Division of Property Assessments under the state comptroller and then applied to the county's CAMA parcel records. "The values come from the sales that are, in our area for last year," she said. She said staff also use recent aerial imagery provided by planning and public listing sites for sales data and photos.
Commissioners and residents raised multiple concerns: that notices arrived unexpectedly in mail, that…
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