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Lewiston assessor recommends implementing revaluation; council leans toward a one-year delay for rollout
Summary
After a three-year property revaluation that shifted values across the tax base, Director Healy recommended full implementation; councilors, citing fixed-income homeowners and outreach needs, signaled support for at least a one-year delay while staff finalizes notices and outreach.
Director Healy, Lewiston's assessing director, told the City Council at a Thursday budget workshop that a three-year revaluation is complete and has created substantial shifts in assessed values that will affect most residential properties.
Healy said roughly 48% of parcels would see the same or a minor reduction in taxable value while about 52% would see increases. He presented four implementation scenarios — ranging from a statistical update by property class with no informal hearings to multi-year statistical updates with hearings and stratified land-use adjustments — and said the vendor could modify software for phased implementation for about $5,000'$10,000 but that multi-year approaches carry additional analysis and…
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