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Lewiston council to ask assessor for two‑year delay on property revaluation after one‑year offer
Summary
After hearing that Chief Assessor Healy had agreed to a one‑year delay, the Lewiston council signaled a super‑majority preference to ask for a two‑year delay or phased implementation of the property revaluation to ease taxpayer impacts and requested the administrator draft a letter to the assessor.
Lewiston councilors spent the latter portion of the workshop debating how to implement a recent citywide property revaluation. Administrator Kinrath reported that Chief Assessor Healy had indicated willingness to delay implementation by one year. Multiple councilors, citing steep assessment increases and constituent concern, urged the council to ask for a longer delay or a phased‑in approach to blunt financial shock.
Councilor Nejean and Councilor Longchamps specifically advocated for a two‑year delay and a phased approach…
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