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Commission accepts hearing officer appeals recommendations; approves tax abatements and three late applications
Summary
The Board of Equalization accepted hearing officer recommendations on property‑tax appeals filed during the county’s BOE period, approved abatement and credit applications, and granted three of four late abatement applications for which timely reasons were provided.
Kane County’s Board of Equalization (BOE) met as part of the commission meeting to finalize property‑tax appeals and abatement decisions.
Shamil Lam, County Clerk/Auditor, reported that the BOE hearing officer conducted three full days of hearings; the county received approximately 224 appeals. Many appeals sought reductions in assessed value (about 160 decreases), including a large number from a single developer where market activity had not established values for partial lots. Shamil said approximately 50 appeals were primary‑residence exemption requests and a small number were denied by the hearing officer.
The commission accepted the hearing officer’s recommendations and approved the Board of Equalization adjustments unanimously. Shamil then presented abatement applications under the county’s low‑income, senior, veteran and other statutory programs. She said the county is currently abating $214,437.57 in property taxes under the programs and that, after applying eligible circuit‑breaker reimbursements and other exemptions, the total county impact is roughly as presented.
Four abatement applications arrived after the statutory deadline; three late applicants supplied medical or other valid reasons and commissioners voted to accept those three late filings. One late filing arrived on Sept. 23 with no stated reason and commissioners did not approve that late request. The commission then approved the abatements and credits as presented, by unanimous vote.
Shamil told the commission the state will reimburse the county for the circuit‑breaker portion of abatements; other county‑funded abatement portions remain a local expense.
