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Residents press Durham commissioners over land-rate gaps in Falls Lake watershed reappraisals
Summary
Two rural Durham County residents told commissioners they see inconsistent land-rate assessments after the county'wide 2025 general reappraisal and appealed to the Board of Equalization and Review; the county tax administrator said staff are working with residents but noted that land-value variation across neighborhoods is normal.
Two residents told the Durham County Board of Commissioners during public comment that inconsistent land-rate assessments from the county'wide 2025 general reappraisal are forcing appeals and confusion, particularly for parcels inside the Falls Lake Critical Watershed.
Donna Stankback, who said she and volunteers have helped more than 60 taxpayers with appeals covering roughly 145 parcels, said county appraisers focus on building values and that land-rate adjustments are opaque. "Our major concern issue is the land rates in the critical watershed and the accessible data for what was used to come up with those land rates and the what they call comparables," Stankback said. She said many appellants do not receive a substantive review of land values at the initial appeal and must go to…
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