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Packwood and Glenoma residents press county over large property assessment increases
Summary
Three East Lewis County residents told commissioners they face steep property-assessment increases and asked for clearer explanations; a commissioner asked county staff to invite an assessor representative to future meetings.
Several residents from Packwood and Glenoma told the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 7 that recent property-assessment increases are large, unexplained and creating financial hardship for retirees on fixed incomes.
Rob Mericle, who said his analysis used Lewis County parcel data, told commissioners commercial assessments have been relatively flat since 2022 while residential assessments rose an average 71% and short-term-rental assessments rose about 160% over that period; he reported larger percent increases since 2020…
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