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Gresham officials urge county not to certify sharp drop in village valuation
Summary
Gresham board chair Tony King told commissioners a valuation 'glitch' cut the village's reported property valuation by millions, which would force cancellation of a planned $1.8M Main Street project; he asked the county to reconsider certifying any valuation below $8.5 million.
Tony King, chair of Gresham’s village board, told the York County Board of Commissioners during public comment that a recent assessor data problem produced a substantial and implausible drop in Gresham’s valuation.
King said his tracking showed a village valuation rising to about $9.4 million in March after data loading, but that the most recent assessor notice reduced the figure to about $7.2 million (later adjusted to $7.6 million). "I'm here to tell you that there's no way that Gresham has lost a half $1,000,000 in value," King said, adding that the board planned an $1.8 million Main Street project that now may be canceled if the lower figure is certified.
King asked the commissioners to "reconsider certifying Gresham's valuation of anything less than 8,500,000.0," saying the village's sales activity contradicted the decline.
Commissioners acknowledged the concern and asked assessor staff to investigate; North County assessor staff later told the board they are reviewing data and expected to return with clarifications during protest and certification processes before levies are finalized.
