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Montezuma County assessor says taxes rising because of 2025 valuations and school assessment rates, not 'doubling'
Summary
The county assessor told commissioners that recent increases in property tax bills reflect 2025 revaluations and different assessment rates for schools, not a doubling or tripling of taxes; the assessor also asked the board to approve a routine contract and reported software issues affecting tax-roll balancing.
Montezuma County Assessor (Speaker 6) told the Board of County Commissioners that recent increases in property tax bills stem from 2025 revaluations and the separate assessment rate applied to schools, and not from a sudden doubling or tripling of taxes. "Property taxes are not doubling or tripling. They are increasing," the assessor said, urging residents with concerns to contact their state representatives about assessment-rate policy.
The assessor explained that…
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