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Board approves assorted reductions and exemptions, denies Goshen Theatre exemption, tables River Queen follow-up
Summary
At its Sept. 23, 2025 hearing, the Elkhart County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals approved several assessor reductions and nonprofit exemptions, denied the Goshen Theatre exemption application and deferred the River Queen question pending further documentation.
The Elkhart County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals took a series of shorter votes on Sept. 23, 2025, approving several corrections and nonprofit exemptions and denying at least one exemption request.
The assessor reported a reduction offer on the Siegmund petition (Elkhart Township 2024 appeal) derived from sales analysis: the assessor's reconciled market value was $365,000 (down from the original assessment of $372,700). The board voted to accept the reduction. A separate parcel received a small data correction that lowered the assessed value from $498,900 to $493,200 after plumbing fixture and specialty‑plumbing counts were corrected; the board accepted the data correction.
On exemptions, the board heard attorney guidance and then acted on multiple applications. The Goshen Theatre, though owned by an exempt organization, was found by the assessor's attorney to be leased to other users with no substantial steps toward theater…
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