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Grand Traverse County board adopts county equalized taxable values after directorpresentation

Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners · April 15, 2025
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The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 to adopt the countyequalized taxable values as presented by Equalization Director Jim Baker, approving the countycertification that will be forwarded to the state. The report noted a moderated growth rate and parcel-count trends.

The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 to adopt the county equalized taxable values as presented by Equalization Director Jim Baker.

Baker told the board that his office and local assessors had prepared the annual equalization report and recommended the county certify assessed values "with no factors," meaning the county would send the county-equalized values to the state for final statewide equalization. "I can recommend to you county commissioners that you can equalize the assessed values as assessed by the local assessors with no factors," Baker said.

The vote formalizes the county's assessment levels for tax year reporting and is the step…

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