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Morristown officials and assessor differ on cause of confusing revaluation notices
Summary
Residents reported misleading revaluation estimate letters that didn’t reflect county and school levies; Mayor Timothy P. Daugherty said the estimates should not have been sent without full calculations, while Assessor Kevin Esposito said the assessments are correct and letters were preliminary estimates subject to later equalization.
Several Morristown residents told the council on April 24 that an October revaluation estimate included in mailings prompted confusion about their expected 2024 tax bills. Christine Conte Collins told the council her 2023 tax notice showed $39,938, that an appraisal company’s letter later indicated her assessment would fall to $26,000, and that subsequent county and school equalization tables produced different tax outcomes.
Mayor Timothy P. Daugherty said the letters caused legitimate confusion…
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