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Pike County plans full property reassessment; ratio change to 100% begins 2026, full roll-out by 2029
Summary
Pike County commissioners approved a contract with Vision Government Solutions to begin a countywide reassessment, move the assessed ratio from 25% to 100% in 2026 and complete the full reassessment process by 2029; county officials said the effort is intended to be revenue neutral and to equalize valuations across the county.
Speaker 1, Moderator, told the board that Pike County will begin a countywide reassessment next year and implement a ratio change in 2026 that will move assessed values from 25% to 100%, with full reassessment data to be applied in 2029. "The purpose of a reassessment is not to raise taxes. The purpose is to create an equitable load," Speaker 1 said during the meeting.
The board voted to execute a ratio-change and reassessment agreement with Vision Government Solutions, Inc. Speaker 5, a representative from Vision, told commissioners the company will "put feet on every single property," re-inventory and image every parcel, and run a public-relations program to explain the process and provide contact points for questions.
Speaker 1 explained why the county is undertaking the work now: the last reassessment referenced in the meeting was 1992, and the county is at or near its taxing capacity — cited as 24.99 mills of a permitted 25 mills — so the ratio change is intended to equalize assessed values without increasing total tax revenues. "When we go to 100% ... the millage rate goes back down to 6.99," Speaker 1 said, adding that the arithmetic should leave the total tax burden broadly unchanged if implemented as described.
Vision's representative said the company will begin a 2026 ratio change to help residents understand assessed values in current dollars and that the full reassessment work will continue through 2029, with the assessment office and the reassessment team operating in parallel until notifications begin. Speaker 5 explained the reassessment team will provide handouts, a website with contact information and a task force to coordinate county communications.
The board discussed outreach and education; Speaker 1 said the county will host public information sessions and post materials online so residents can "wrap their minds around" the change. The meeting record shows the board approved the assessment agreement by voice vote.
What happens next: the reassessment vendor will launch its outreach and data-collection activities in 2026; reassessment data are scheduled to be used by county staff beginning in 2029. The county emphasized that reassessments are required under the consolidated county assessment law and that, as described in the meeting, the statutory process requires revenue neutrality in aggregate levy terms.
