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Goshen office owner disputes assessed value; county offers $415,000 settlement

Elkhart County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals · February 3, 2026
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Summary

An Edward Jones office owner in Goshen appealed its 2025 assessment, arguing assessed value is higher per square foot than immediate neighbors; the county offered an assessed value of $415,000 during the hearing and the board took the record for final decision.

M. Bonning (the petitioner) told the Elkhart County appeals board that his Edward Jones office on West Lincoln is assessed at a substantially higher per-square-foot value than adjacent office buildings and comparable Edward Jones locations. He provided an itemized income and expense statement, neighborhood comparables and argued an assessed value…

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