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Resident urges county investigation into appraiser office; commissioners agree to follow-up meeting
Summary
A Wichita property owner told the Sedgwick County commission he believes the county appraiser's office has repeatedly violated state law. Commissioners agreed to receive the material, schedule a meeting with the appraiser’s office and request a staff memo explaining statutory options for local oversight.
Michael Ondra, a Wichita property owner and local business operator, told the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners that he believes the county appraiser’s office has “violated state statutes” in real-property appraisals and during appeals since 2022 and asked the board to consider creating a local hearing panel under Kansas law.
“Since 2022, that department has and continues to violate state statutes as it relates to the appraisal of real property and the appeal process,” Ondra said, reading from a prepared letter he supplied to the board. He said…
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