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Muskego Board of Review hears dozens of objections; several assessments reduced after site‑specific evidence
Summary
The Muskego Board of Review heard dozens of owner objections Sept. 4–5 and decided to sustain some assessments and reduce others after owners proved site constraints or deferred maintenance.
The Muskego Board of Review spent Sept. 4–5 hearing property owners who appealed their 2025 assessments. The board followed statutory BOR procedure: owners presented testimony and evidence, the assessor defended the roll, and the board deliberated in open session before making findings. Two themes recurred in hearings: (1) how assessors choose and adjust comparables when a property is atypical, and (2) whether unusual site conditions (easements, culverts, wetlands, long private drives) should lower land values or require removal costs to be reflected in value.
Who spoke: property owners and their agents described site conditions and deferred maintenance; the assessor, Sam Monroe, explained comparable selection, adjustments and why staff…
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