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Mayor of Wood River says annexations were left off tax rolls; assessor says corrections made within statutory window
Summary
Greg Kramer, mayor of Wood River, told the Hall County Board that multiple annexations dating to 2016 were not placed in the city's tax district; the county assessor's office said it has corrected records and applied tax corrections as allowed by state law (staff said corrections generally go back three years).
Greg Kramer, mayor of Wood River, told the Hall County Board of Commissioners during public participation that several city annexations and recent subdivisions were never placed into the city's tax district, costing the city what he estimated was roughly $136,000 in lost tax revenue dating back to 2016.
"We ended up doing a TIF deal for infrastructure ... and it was never put on our tax rolls," Kramer said, outlining multiple annexations and new homes in Subdivision Number 5 whose taxes he said were substantially lower than neighboring properties. He said he presented the ordinances and paperwork to county staff and the assessor's…
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