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Vision Government Solutions to mail county reassessment notices Wednesday; town hall set for March 4
Summary
A consultant told the Juniata County Commissioners that data collection for the countywide reassessment is complete, notices will be mailed Wednesday, and a town hall will be held March 4; a call center will be staffed beginning March 3 to handle informal and formal appeals.
Sarah Jordan, CPE of Vision Government Solutions, told the Juniata County Commissioners on Feb. 17 that "all data collection is complete" for the countywide property reassessment and that notices "will be sent out Wednesday this week to residents." She said each notice explains the informal and formal appeals process and includes a link to the contractor's website and instructions to sign up for appointments.
"Their office will be manned fully as of March 3, 2026," Jordan said, and the firm will host a town hall on March 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the courtroom to explain the process and answer residents' questions. Residents may also call the contractor's call center to schedule appointments once it is staffed.
Michael Hower, Juniata County's Assessment & GIS Director, said his office had been busy following recent mailings of tax bills and responded to public inquiries. The transcript did not include additional technical details about valuation methods, parcel counts or expected changes in assessed values.
The notice mailing and the scheduled town hall represent the next public steps in the county's reassessment timeline; the contractor and county staff stated timelines for the call center (manning beginning March 3) and the public meeting (March 4).