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Board of Assessment Review hears wide range of property grievances; city seeks dismissals when petitioners do not appear
Summary
The Syracuse City Board of Assessment Review took testimony or receipts for a large set of contested property assessments on Feb. 24. Several property owners presented details about income, occupancy and local conditions; the city asked the board to dismiss multiple nonappearing petitions with prejudice.
The Syracuse City Board of Assessment Review spent most of its Feb. 24 session hearing grievances over property assessments across the city, receiving testimony from multiple property owners and hearing repeated requests from city counsel to dismiss petitions filed by parties who did not appear.
Several owners and representatives appeared in person to explain why they consider their tentative assessments too high and to supply documents the board requested. Taittong Tontat described two adjacent mixed storefront-and-apartment properties on North Salina and said narrow storefront sizes, intermittent rental occupancy and chronic street‑parking and snow‑removal problems had limited commercial use. He told the board he would submit tax returns and updated income/expense statements.
Landlord Kevin Rowe presented financial statements for a 220‑space parking lot at 115 North Warren Street and said…
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