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GCAD official warns of valuation shifts on Main Street, explains audit timing and staff shortages
Summary
Scott Fair of the appraisal district briefed council on recent commercial reappraisal work, staffing shortfalls that prompted outside contracting, cycles of sales on Main Street that depressed ratios, and a state 'property value study' audit due Feb. 1, 2026 that could affect local school aid and valuation approaches.
Scott Fair, an appraisal‑district representative, briefed council on recent commercial appraisal work and the limits appraisal staff face when discussing specific properties. He said staffing losses forced the district to contract with an outside firm for commercial appraisals and described cycles of sparse sales followed by clusters of transactions on Main Street that…
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