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Powhatan officials report 5.5% overall assessment increase, informal appeals underway
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Powhatan County’s assessment office reported a roughly 5.5% overall increase in assessed values, noted a 0.3 percentage-point calculation error on notices that does not change tax bills, and said informal appeals will run through May 1 with about 22 appeals received so far; the board of equalization phase is planned for May–June.
Jamie Timberlake, speaking for the county assessment office, updated the board on property-assessment work at the April 27 meeting.
Timberlake said a new camera system and refined land-value models allowed the office to stratify values across the county; the overall countywide assessed value rose about 5.5 percent, though local variation can be larger (examples cited of 23–25% increases in the eastern end and smaller changes in the western end). Notices were mailed April 1; Timberlake acknowledged a small calculation error (about 0.3 percentage point) on the public notice that does not affect individual assessed values or tax bills. The office received roughly 22 informal appeals (mostly residential) with hearings through May 1 and planned to move to the board of equalization in May and June, accepting applications through June 1 for that next phase.
Timberlake also noted an open chief assessor vacancy and said the county would consider a broader recruitment. He urged residents to pursue appeals if they believe there is an error and explained that most informal hearings reflect data issues that can be corrected before tax bills are final.
