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Commissioner raises appraisal, tax-freeze and election-boundary errors; staff asked to review Patriot data contract
Summary
Commissioner Rogers told the Sumner County Legislative Committee that a parcel subject to a tax freeze was assessed with increased acreage and an approximately $600 tax increase; the committee asked legal and finance staff to review the Patriot data contract and instructed the assessor to seek available data and report back next month.
Commissioner (Comm.) Rogers told the Sumner County Legislative Committee on Jan. 13 that a parcel belonging to his father was reassessed with increased acreage, producing about a $600 rise in taxes despite a tax freeze that Rogers said should cover the dwelling plus five acres. Rogers also said the parcel is split between county commission districts two and five and that the City of Portland’s election boundary for the parcel is incorrect, creating confusion for voters and tax liabilities.
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