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Board accepts assessor recommendation to lower value on contiguous parcels after reclassification
Summary
The Bannock County Board of Equalization accepted the assessor's recommendation to lower one contested parcel's assessed value from approximately $134,849 to $55,379 by reclassifying contiguous acreage; the board also upheld value on a separate residential parcel RPRCHL3002600.
The Bannock County Board of Equalization accepted an assessor recommendation to lower the assessed value on a parcel contested by the appellant (identified in the record as associated with Thomas/Budge/Sesser), after the assessor reclassified contiguous acreage and redistributed first-acre values.
The assessor explained that what began as a single contested parcel review revealed adjacent parcels that are contiguous; by adjusting how acreage and first-acre values applied across the contiguous parcels staff lowered the assessed value on the appealed parcel. The assessor recommended reducing parcel RPR3851026820 from $134,849 to $55,379. The board moved to accept the assessor’s recommendation and approved the change by voice vote.
Separately, the assessor presented a residential parcel RPRCHL3002600 and said sales comparables showed that assessed value was within range; the board voted to uphold the assessed value on that parcel.
Assessor staff said they attempted to contact the appellant about the worksheet and new property record cards; one parcel had not changed because it already carried a first-acre value. The transcript records the board accepted the assessor’s adjustments and upheld values where recommended.
