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Lea County commissioners accept certified 2025 property tax rates amid disputed values
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Lea County commissioners voted unanimously to accept certified 2025 New Mexico property tax rates from the DFA while staff said protested values totaling hundreds of millions of dollars must be excluded and that county officials will continue pursuing corrections with state agencies.
Lea County commissioners voted unanimously to accept certified 2025 New Mexico property tax rates after staff presented the certified valuations and warned of outstanding protests and questions to be resolved with state agencies.
Miss Binge opened the presentation, saying, “We have received the certified tax rates from DFA. They have been reviewed.” She told commissioners the statute requires them to instruct staff to impose the certified rates now and that any necessary corrections can follow if the state issues revised certified values.
Staff reported total certified property valuation…
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