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Berkeley County assessor outlines reassessment work, reports large new-construction valuation
Summary
Assessor Larry Hess told commissioners the office is in the middle year of a three-year reassessment cycle, reported roughly $233.9 million in new construction captured for the tax year, and described process changes to keep median sales ratios within monitoring thresholds.
Larry Hess, the county assessor, gave a detailed report on equalization and reassessment work, describing the office’s three-year cycle and the methods used to bring appraisals in line with market sales.
Hess said the office visits roughly a third of county properties each year and noted that staff picked up about $233,897,280 in new construction (including nontaxable items) for the current cycle; after excluding…
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