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Nemaha County Board of Equalization approves agenda and minutes, records parcel valuation changes and posts protest schedule
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Summary
At its July 16, 2025 meeting, the Nemaha County Board of Equalization approved the meeting agenda and July 2 minutes, recorded several parcel valuation adjustments (including a reduction after a house removal), and posted a schedule of property valuation protest hearings for later that morning.
Vice‑Chairman Michael Weiss called the Nemaha County Board of Equalization to order at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Commissioners Chambers of the Nemaha County Courthouse in Auburn. Present were Commissioner Mike Hall, County Clerk Diane Johnson and Assessor Mallory Lempka; Commissioner Bryan Mellage was absent.
Commissioner Mike Hall moved, and Vice‑Chairman Weiss seconded, to approve the meeting agenda as presented. The board recorded roll call votes with Weiss and Hall voting aye; Mellage was absent. Hall then moved, and Weiss seconded, to approve the July 2, 2025 minutes; the roll call vote was Hall, aye; Weiss, aye.
The Board reviewed published parcel entries and recorded several valuation adjustments. The minutes list parcel 640013864 (owner Dale W. McClure) with a 2025 value change from $18,804 to $4,395, with the stated reason “HOUSE WAS REMOVED.” Another entry, parcel 640066356 (owner Lloyd D. Moore), shows values updated from $435,100 to $518,695 with a note indicating waste was removed and the parcel was corrected to dry land. A parcel listed for Diane L. Johnson and Royce L. Johnson was adjusted to match the FSA map, changing the reported value to $182,264. Those line items were presented to the Board for the record.
The Board also published the schedule of property valuation protest hearings to be heard that day. The schedule in the minutes lists James and Barbara Holtgrewe (10:30 a.m.), Gary Oldfield Jr (10:40 a.m.), Jacob Urwiller (10:50 a.m.), David Kentopp (11:00 a.m.), Rick Helms (11:00 a.m.), multiple Bernard trust and Bernard family items (11:10 a.m.), Roger T. Hector (11:20 a.m.), two items listed as Flocked Real/Flocked Real Estate (11:30 a.m.), and two hearings for Brian P. Morrissey (11:40 a.m.).
With no further business, Weiss moved and Hall seconded to adjourn the meeting at 12:05 p.m.; the roll call vote was Weiss, aye; Hall, aye. County Clerk Diane Johnson certified the minutes and noted a complete copy is available during normal business hours at the Nemaha County Clerk’s office and on the county website.