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Miami County resident tells committee algorithm and county choices inflated land values, drove wave of appeals
Summary
Jennifer Williams told the Special Committee on Taxation she tracked 144 properties in a 9‑square‑mile area and concluded land values rose sharply between 2021 and 2025; she said many residents appealed and won, and urged review of county weighting and time‑trend practices used by appraisers.
Jennifer Williams, a resident and community data‑gatherer, told the committee she has tracked property values in a 9‑square‑mile rural area spanning the Miami/Johnson county line and said land‑value calculations that Miami County used rose sharply after 2021.
Williams said base‑acre assumptions used by Miami County rose from roughly $15,000–$18,000 per acre in 2021 to $66,000 per acre by 2025 in parts of the county, while adjacent Johnson County values remained substantially lower. “Miami County used to be similar…
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