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Assessor: new-construction growth has added about $422,000 to Franklin County budget; recording fees and open‑space changes noted
Summary
Assessor John Rosenau told commissioners the county benefited from new-construction assessments that have added hundreds of thousands to the tax base; the assessor also explained several revenue pass-throughs and a recent state change to current-use payback rules.
John Rosenau, Franklin County assessor, presented the assessor's office preliminary budget at the Oct. 13 workshop and emphasized two revenue drivers: fee pass-throughs and new-construction increases.
Rosenau said the county's parcel processing and TIF work generated revenues the office bills out to cities and the port; he reported $1,314,000 this year for work done for two taxing jurisdictions. He also explained that some fees the assessor's office collects — such as recording fees tied to current-use removals — are pass-throughs credited to the…
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