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Wichita resident urges Sedgwick County probe of appraisal office; commissioners agree to follow up
Summary
A Wichita property owner told the Sedgwick County Commission the county appraiser’s office is violating state law and asked the board to consider a locally controlled hearing panel; commissioners asked staff to set a meeting and prepare a statute memo.
Michael Andra, a Wichita resident and business owner, told the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 15 that he believes the county appraiser’s office has violated state statutes related to real-property appraisal and the appeals process and urged the board to open a local investigation.
Andra read a cover letter into the record saying the appraiser’s office “brags about a 99% success rate” and that rate, he said, is “highly influenced by their abuse of the taxpayers” at appeal…
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