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County advances two‑year reappraisal cycle after assessor warns of prior 17% equalization loss
Summary
Blount County commissioners voted to move a resolution authorizing a continuous two‑year property reappraisal cycle to the full commission after questioning from members and testimony from the county property assessor, who said a 17% state equalization in 2025 'cost the county $1,800,000.'
The Blount County Commission workshop advanced a resolution (262012) to adopt a continuous two‑year property reappraisal cycle after a lengthy explanation from the county property assessor and questions from commissioners.
Todd, the county property assessor, told commissioners the change would reduce large swings in market values and eliminate the state equalization ratio that recently reduced the county's tax base. "This past we had a reappraisal in 2023. We had a equalization ratio…
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