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Residents and council debate assessor turnover as town seeks experienced replacement
Summary
Residents and several council members pressed the Cheektowaga Town Board on recent assessor turnover and assessment appeals during public comment and discussion. Board members said they had recruited an experienced assessor; the staffing approach and oversight prompted debate about pay, hours and local control.
Dozens of residents and multiple council members raised concerns about the town’s assessment office during public comment, focusing on turnover, recent appeal outcomes and the town’s plan to hire a new assessor.
At the meeting, resident Dan Callender said the town has cycled through multiple assessors in a short period and criticized the assessment board’s handling of appeals. “Our assessment department is... a three ring circus,” Callender said, adding he believed several recent appeals were overturned at the State Small Claims Assessment Review (SCAR) level. He said he expected to continue pursuing appeals to SCAR…
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