Burke County forms task force to shape 2027 property revaluation; chair elected

Burke County convened a newly formed Revaluation Task Force to begin work on a countywide property revaluation set for Jan. 1, 2027. At a kickoff meeting, county staff described the task force's role in building a statistical schedule of values and the timeline for presenting those values to the Board of Commissioners.

Brian, the Burke County manager, told members that "The goal is really to, help build towards the 2027 revaluation" and that the task force will make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners as staff develops the schedule-of-values. He said the schedule-of-values is a set of statistical tables (land values, depreciation schedules, price-per-square-foot with adjustments) that are applied across parcel records in a mass reappraisal rather than a series of single-property appraisals.

The session included staff introductions from tax and appraisal personnel and several…