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Board of Equalization approves hearing officer determinations on 2025 property tax appeals
Summary
The Board of Equalization ratified hearing‑officer findings on 2025 property valuations; staff estimated a net decrease in taxable value that will be absorbed when the certified rate is calculated. The motion passed unanimously.
The Grand County Board of Equalization approved the hearing officer’s determinations on property valuation appeals for tax year 2025 on Nov. 5.
Clerk/Auditor Gabe Wojciech explained the process used for appeals: property owners received valuation notices in July, were offered appeals to the Board of Equalization, and many hearings were conducted by contracted hearing officer Randy Kelly. Wojciech said the packet included full appeal files for commission review.
The determinations in the hearing officer’s chart reflected a mix of outcomes: some corrections due to software errors, reclassifications from primary to secondary residences (and vice versa) based on submitted documentation, and a number of cases with no change. Wojciech said the net effect of the recorded adjustments and the certified tax rate calculation produced an approximate estimated reduction in property tax collections of $39,829.35, but noted that certified‑rate calculations typically spread such changes across the tax base.
A motion by Commissioner McCandless, seconded by Commissioner Hadler, to approve the hearing officer determinations carried unanimously.
