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Board grants waivers, schedules hearings and authorizes subpoenas for multiple assessment objections
Summary
The Janesville Board of Review granted two waivers of the 48-hour notice rule, scheduled hearings for multiple commercial and residential objections, denied telephone testimony for large consolidated commercial appeals, and authorized subpoenas to obtain income and expense records in advance of hearings.
The Janesville Board of Review on June 3 handled a series of waiver requests, objections and scheduling decisions for property assessment appeals. The board took votes to (a) allow late filings under the county/state waiver standard for good cause, (b) schedule hearings for several commercial properties, (c) deny telephone testimony in complex commercial matters, and (d) authorize subpoenas for evidence in several pending hearings.
Waivers and individual residential case: The board granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice requirement and placed Chris Engstrom’s residential objection (3717 Blue Wing Place) on the hearing schedule after Engstrom said he had missed the open-book window while moving family and called the assessor as soon as he realized the deadline had passed. The board voted to allow the Engstrom case to be scheduled; the clerk said the hearing will likely be scheduled for the evening of June 17.
Ownership-change / commercial waivers: The board also granted a waiver for a set of objections connected to a recent ownership change at multiple…
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