Resident accuses assessor process of large appraisal errors; asks commissioners for oversight
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Summary
A Grand County resident told commissioners he believes recent property-appraisal increases are erroneous and questioned the countydecision to fund outside appraisals. He urged greater board oversight of the assessor's office and the county equalization process.
Nate Davis used the public comment period to criticize the assessor's appraisal process and a recent $10,000 request to hire an outside appraiser.
"I wanna talk again about what I heard you guys talking about 2 weeks ago where someone from the assessor's office said, will you commit $10,000 so that we can hire an assessor... and then we can get 1 person to pay $24,000 more per year in property taxes," Davis said, questioning why the board would fund outside appraisals if he believes the assessors office should be accurate.
Davis described individual cases where appraised values rose far more than peer properties, said he had a prior appeal with large adjustments and said the mock hearing process did not yield a resolution in his case. He asked the board to explain why the county would commission outside appraisals and whether that signaled a lack of competence in the assessor's office.
Ending: Commissioners thanked him for the comment; no action or board direction was recorded during the meeting.