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Kootenai County commissioners approve tax adjustments for four property owners
Summary
At a Jan. 14, 2026 Board of Equalization meeting, commissioners approved a casualty-loss valuation reduction after a house fire and three circuit-breaker tax adjustments for individual property owners, including waived penalties and specified credit amounts.
Kootenai County commissioners voted Jan. 14 to approve four tax adjustments during a Board of Equalization session that included a casualty-loss valuation reduction after a home fire and three circuit-breaker adjustments for residents reporting hardship.
The board approved a valuation reduction of $305,451 for AIN 116117 after staff described a home purchased in late 2024 that was "100% destroyed" by a fire on March 30, 2025. A board member moved to reduce the property's valuation and to set the new tax amount at $1,477.33; the motion was seconded and approved by Commissioners Eberlein and Duncan and Chair Metairi.
Commissioners also approved a circuit-breaker adjustment for AIN 141508 after Lawrence Singer, 85, spoke by phone (his daughter…
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