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Residents of Chalk Creek ask council for relief as County Service Area 8 tax bills surge
Summary
Multiple Chalk Creek residents urged the council to address a sharp shift of Service Area 8 road maintenance levies onto a handful of year‑round residents after centrally assessed oilfield values declined; council agreed to schedule a work session to examine statutory options and potential remedies.
A group of residents from County Service Area 8 (Chalk Creek Road) addressed the council during public comment to describe large, recent tax increases they said result from centrally assessed oil and related commercial valuations declining and the tax burden shifting to a small number of residential landowners.
Speakers described stark examples: two otherwise similar homes (one inside Service Area 8 and one outside) with only a small taxable‑value difference but tax bills of roughly $2,700 for the outside property and over $7,200 for the…
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