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Board weighs full-time assessor, extends appointment of temporary hearing members and scrutinizes short appeal window
Summary
Board members discussed whether the assessor should be full-time, raised concerns about reassessment timing and short appeal windows for residents, and appointed two temporary members to the Board of Assessment Review under state law.
Members of the Grand Island Town Board discussed assessment office capacity, questioned whether a part-time assessor arrangement is costing the town revenue, and expressed concern that residents have limited time to file formal challenges after receiving tentative assessments.
Several board members cited examples of delayed reassessments or misapplied assessments that may have resulted in undercollections that, they argued, could justify funding a full-time assessor. The board discussed options for…
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