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Cass County commissioners uphold assessor on County Road 20 industrial valuations after lengthy appeal
Summary
A property owner group challenged industrial property assessments on County Road 20, citing construction costs and comparables; the Cass County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the assessor’s recommendation and deny the requested abatements.
The Cass County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday upheld the assessor’s recommended valuations for multiple industrial properties on County Road 20 after a prolonged appeal and public comment from the property owner’s representative.
Kurt Bowman, chief financial officer for County 20 Storage and Transfer, told commissioners his company owns nine buildings totaling roughly one million square feet and that the firm is contesting assessments on several older steel warehouses. Bowman said two new 196,000-square-foot buildings are being built in 2024–25 and that his construction cost for a new building was $51.70 per square foot. He said assessments for some older buildings are now $20 or more per square foot higher than nearby new or…
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