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Resident alleges assessor overvaluation threatens disabled firefighter; commissioners say staff will follow up

5779767 · September 16, 2025
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A resident told the commissioners that an assessor's valuation threatens his home after a disability pension left him unable to pay increased property taxes. Commissioners expressed sympathy and said staff would reach out to the speaker for follow-up; no formal action was taken.

At the Sept. 16 Adams County Board of County Commissioners meeting, a resident, Brian Ganau, addressed the board during the public comment period and said the county assessor's office was improperly increasing the assessed value of his home, which he said could force him into homelessness.

In remarks to the board, Ganau said he is a disabled firefighter whose annual disability pension was under $12,000 and that the assessor…

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