Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Property Assessment And Taxes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Assessor outlines residential reappraisal (45,000 parcels), tax cancellations and use of high-resolution Vexcel imagery
Summary
Ada County assessor reported a residential reappraisal inspecting about 45,000 parcels, mailed survey postcards for owner verification, 109 tax cancellations (mostly homestead exemptions), and continued use of Vexcel oblique imagery; the board approved the listed tax cancellations.
Ada County’s assessor updated commissioners on ongoing residential reappraisal work and related items at the Nov. 4 meeting.
The assessor said appraisers will inspect about 45,000 residential parcels as part of the reappraisal, taking photographs and updating property characteristics; property owners receive survey postcards that allow them to review and confirm details online or request a physical inspection. The assessor noted a small volume of owner calls accusing the postcards of being scams and clarified the postcards are an official county outreach.
The assessor presented 109 tax cancellations—mostly homestead exemptions—and several Board of Tax Appeals settlements (including commercial settlements for Boise apartments and a Blue Cross item). The board moved and approved the tax cancellations and authorized the chair to sign the documents.
The assessor also described Ada County’s Vexcel oblique imagery program (aircraft-based high-resolution imagery flown seasonally) as a tool to verify property features not visible from typical street-view sources; staff said imagery supplements but does not replace required in-person or street-view inspections required by state law.
Commissioners thanked assessor staff for outreach and noted the new process aims for transparency and fair assessments; they also reminded property owners about informal dialogue with the assessor’s office prior to formal appeals.
