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Board accepts Urban Northeast LP assessment settlement amid criticism of county process
Summary
The Mid Valley School District board voted to accept the Lackawanna County Board of Assessment Appeals' settlement setting Urban Northeast LP's parcel (12407040001) at $4,000,000 for 2024 and $4,300,000 for 2025; one board member voted no and a public commenter criticized the reassessment process for offering little practical help to taxpayers.
The Mid Valley School District Board of Directors voted to accept a settlement recommendation from the Lackawanna County Board of Assessment Appeals on an assessment appeal filed by Urban Northeast LP for tax parcel number 12407040001.
The settlement sets the fair market value of the parcel at $4,000,000 for the 2024 tax year and $4,300,000 for the 2025 tax year. The motion to accept the county board’s recommendation was moved by Mister Keshuric and seconded by Mister Lane. During the roll-call confirmation recorded in the transcript the motion carried; the board recorded a single 'nay' vote from Miss Dixon. The chair declared the motion carried.
During discussion, a board member expressed dissatisfaction with a county presentation from Lackawanna County and Tyler Technologies about the reassessment, saying the presentation “was not helpful” and that the county offered little guidance for taxpayers seeking remedies. The commenter urged residents to contact the county and county commissioners to request safeguards, saying homeowners may need to hire private help to appeal incorrect assessments.
The board’s acceptance of the settlement authorizes the district solicitor to execute a stipulation among the parties approving the terms of settlement; the transcript records no further details about payment adjustments or budgetary impacts to the district.
What’s next: the district solicitor is authorized to execute the settlement stipulation; no further hearings or appeals by the district are recorded in the transcript.
