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Board upholds $637,100 valuation for Quinton home despite complaints about airport noise and feedlot odors
Summary
Franklin County's Board of Equalization on Dec. 4 sustained the assessor’s $637,100 valuation for James and Rhonda Quinton’s 700 Airport Lane property after hearing the appellant’s concerns about airport noise and a nearby feedlot; the assessor said available sales cells and sell‑ratios support the valuation and a written decision will follow within four weeks.
The Franklin County Board of Equalization on Dec. 4 upheld the assessor’s true and fair market value of $637,100 for the Quinton property at 700 Airport Lane after a 20‑minute hearing in which appellant James Quinton emphasized airport noise and odors from a nearby feedlot as factors that depress market value.
Quinton argued the property is adversely affected by proximity to the Connell Airport and to Bennett Cattle Company’s feedlot, saying prevailing winds carry “dust, odors, stench, flies, and mosquitoes directly towards our home.” He presented maps, photos and comparables he considered relevant and noted a prior assessment history and an appeal to the board the year before.
Angel Simano, the assessor’s appraiser on the case, described the property as a 1.1‑acre, 2003 one‑story with an upper level and a basement (2,304 sq ft each), a 900‑sq‑ft attached garage, and rated it average quality and condition. Simano said the office used neighborhood 'cells' and extracted land and outbuilding values to compare above‑grade price per square foot; the sell‑ratio study for comparable cells produced ratios in the mid‑70s, which Simano said do not indicate an overassessment and justify the assessor’s $637,100 market value.
Simano also told the board that adjustments for nuisances such as feedlots are applied when supported by evidence and when the influence is significant: "Unless it's a major, major feedlot ... we definitely do recognize that and apply an adjustment on that because of it," Simano said. The board questioned whether the subject lies inside Connell city limits and asked about recent market effects — including a local Lamb Weston shutdown that has influenced assessments — and Simano explained the office’s timeframe and cell selection for comparables.
Chair Lexi Moore announced the board sustained the assessor’s value of $637,100 for petition BE2025-24. A written decision will be issued within four weeks and can be appealed to the State Board of Tax Appeals. The transcript does not record a roll‑call vote or tally at the hearing.
