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Benton County supervisors outline why taxes can rise even as county levy falls
Summary
Supervisors explained that rising assessed values and state assessment rules, not just the county levy, drive taxpayers’ bills; they described how rollback rules, homestead exemptions and state transfers of responsibilities affect local budgets and set a public hearing on published levies.
Chair opened the session by saying the board could only set the county portion of the consolidated tax rate while noting that about 30% of a typical property tax bill goes to schools and other jurisdictions. "So we can only specifically talk about the counties tonight," the Chair said.
Larry, the county assessor, explained how the mailed estimates work and urged residents to use the Department of Management links included with assessment notices to plug in their assessed values. "If you know your assessment... you can plug in your levy rates and…
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