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Hernando County special magistrate reviews dozens of property appeals; several absent petitioners face recommended denials
Summary
On Dec. 18, 2025 Special Magistrate Steven Nash heard a daylong series of Hernando County value-adjustment hearings. Multiple petitioners presented sales-comparison evidence; CMEX and one Walmart petitioner did not appear and the magistrate said recommended denials will be issued.
Special Magistrate Steven Nash presided over a daylong series of property tax hearings in Hernando County on Dec. 18, 2025, taking evidence on multiple single‑family assessment appeals and announcing recommended denials for several petitioners who did not appear.
The magistrate opened the session by noting that the petitioner for petition 006 (CMEX Construction Materials, key 01134668) "did not appear for the hearing scheduled before 09:00 on this date" and that the property appraiser's office had confirmed values that "will be reflected in the recommended decision," preserving the petitioner's right to pursue court remedies, the record shows. The magistrate made the same announcement for petitions 007 and 008, where representatives did not attend, and later repeated it for a midday petition involving a Walmart distribution center (petition 012, key O1252218).
Why it matters: these hearings are the local administrative step where property owners and their representatives can contest the property appraiser's values before a special magistrate. Recommended…
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