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Johnston County mails 120,000 revaluation notices; informal appeals open through Feb. 10
Summary
Tax administrator Jocelyn Andrews told the Board that roughly 120,000 notices reflecting a 70.6% average increase were mailed and explained the informal appeal process, deadlines and relief programs ahead of budget decisions in June.
Jocelyn Andrews, Johnston County tax administrator, told the Board on Jan. 6 that the county mailed about 120,000 notices of value to property owners this week after a countywide revaluation that showed an overall increase of 70.6%.
Andrews said the revaluation was required by state law and that Johnston County’s growth advanced the schedule so the county moved to a 2025 revaluation that follows a 2019 board decision to adopt a six-year cycle. “The law says that that reappraisal must be conducted at least once every 8 years,” Andrews said, adding that the county had chosen to move to a six-year schedule in 2019 and will be on a four-year schedule after 2025.
The tax administrator described the appraisal process: a vendor, Pearson Appraisal, conducted street-level reviews, county certified appraisers visited new construction and staff reviewed property record cards. She emphasized that the notices are not tax bills and…
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