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Skagit County assessor briefs Sedro-Woolley council on value changes, senior tax-exemption outreach
Summary
Skagit County Assessor Danny Hagan told the Sedro-Woolley City Council the county has completed a reinspection cycle that shows roughly 7% assessed-value increases across the school district and outlined outreach and senior/disabled exemption changes and the county's use of street-view imagery for inspections.
Skagit County Assessor Danny Hagan told the Sedro-Woolley City Council on Tuesday that reinspection work and market shifts have pushed assessed values up in the county, and he urged the city to help spread word about state property-tax exemptions for seniors and people with disabilities.
Hagan said countywide assessed values for the Cedar Woolley school district rose about 7% in the current reinspection cycle, with an approximate 6% increase inside the city limits. He described the county's reinspection process, the use of street-view imagery to reduce visits to private property and an outreach push for the senior and disabled-persons property-tax exemption.
The assessment changes matter because they affect the distribution of existing property-tax levies and can change individual bills…
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