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Union County board upholds Filman property values after hearing on road frontage and flood adjustments
Summary
The Board of Equalization and Review heard appeals from Richard Filman over two adjoining parcels whose assessments rose sharply after the 2025 revaluation. County appraisers defended their use of comparable sales, a 45% floodplain discount for 4.26 acres, and present-use adjustments; the board ultimately upheld the county values.
The Union County Board of Equalization and Review on Thursday upheld the county's assessed values for two parcels owned by Richard Filman after a hearing in which the taxpayer questioned the use of road-frontage comparables and floodplain adjustments.
Filman told the board the county's valuation had increased "from about approximately 700,000 to 1,400,000" for the combined parcels and argued the county had relied on sales of properties with road frontage while his parcels "have no road frontage." He asked…
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