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Hall County commissioners authorize appeal of 197‑parcel McKeever Road valuation, ask staff to seek settlement
Summary
At a Feb. 20 special-call meeting Hall County commissioners approved letting the assessor pursue an appeal to Superior Court over the valuation of 197 rental parcels off McKeever Road and directed staff to try to settle before trial.
HALL COUNTY — The Hall County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 20 to authorize the county assessor to pursue an appeal to Superior Court over the valuation of 197 rental parcels off McKeever Road, while directing staff and the county legal department to attempt a settlement before taking the case to trial.
Steve Watson, Hall County’s chief appraiser, opened the special-call meeting by identifying the property as “Beacon ACPF McKeever F. B. LLC” and saying the parcel group had been heard by a hearing officer and reduced 9.96% from the assessor’s valuation. Watson said federal- or state-level statutory procedure requires Board of Commissioners approval before a superior-court appeal when an assessor pursues an appeal after a hearing officer reduction (cited in meeting materials as “48-5-311(g)(1)”).
The commissioners were presented a packet of figures and a slide deck comparing values and potential revenue impacts. Watson said the assessor’s bulk fair-market valuation for 2024 was listed…
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