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Residents press commissioners on reassessment transparency as county appoints auxiliary assessment board members
Summary
Public commenters raised concerns about access to reassessment data, appeals timing and online access; commissioners appointed members and alternates to the Auxiliary Board of Assessment and Appeals with terms through Dec. 31, 2025.
Multiple residents at the May 21 Lackawanna County commissioners meeting urged greater transparency in the county’s property reassessment process and appealed for easier public access to comparable property data before formal appeals begin.
Joe Healy of Scranton said he received a reassessment notice assigning a value near $350,000 and described discrepancies between the assessor contractor’s comparable-sales data and public online information. He said the contractor’s listing on Zillow contained inaccurate information, and asked the county to make contractor comparables or other assessment data accessible so taxpayers can prepare appeals. Healy also asked about timing and whether the reassessment would affect tax bills for 2026…
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