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Resident complains of delays at Board of Equalization, building-inspection lapses tied to higher taxes and mold
Summary
A homeowner who has challenged property tax assessments for three years told commissioners she experienced long delays and poor communication from the Board of Equalization, and separately described concerns about building inspections that she says left construction defects and black mold in her attic.
Jessica Grubb, a Thurston County realtor and homeowner, told commissioners Feb. 18 she has been pursuing a property-tax appeal with the county's Board of Equalization for three years and described repeated procedural lapses and communication failures by the BOE office.
Grubb said she submitted challenge materials in person and by the stated deadlines but waited years for a hearing date. When a hearing was finally scheduled for March 12, the hearing packet mailed Feb. 7 included an…
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