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Nemaha County Board of Equalization approves tax adjustments, schedules protest hearings
Summary
At its May 6 meeting, the Nemaha County Board of Equalization approved two tax-list corrections, authorized mailing valuation notices on June 1, and set 2026 protest hearing dates, including a final hearing July 21.
The Nemaha County Board of Equalization met May 6, 2026, in the Commissioners Chambers at the Nemaha County Courthouse in Auburn and approved two tax-list corrections, authorized mailing of valuation notices and set dates for 2026 protest hearings. Chairman Bryan Mellage called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.; Commissioners Mike Hall and Michael Weiss, County Clerk Diane Johnson and County Assessor Mallory Lempka were recorded present.
Commissioner Mike Hall moved, and Commissioner Michael Weiss seconded, to approve the meeting agenda; the roll call vote was unanimous. Commissioner Michael Weiss subsequently moved, seconded by Hall, to approve the Feb. 25, 2026 minutes as presented; that motion likewise passed on a unanimous roll call.
The board set the Protest Form hearing dates for 2026: June 17, July 1 and July 15 at 10:30 a.m., and a final hearing on July 21 at 9:00 a.m. The board also reviewed a report from the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Auburn; no formal action relating to that report was recorded in the minutes.
Two tax-list corrections were approved. Motion by Hall, seconded by Weiss, approved Tax List Correction #2605-12 for Twelve Ten Enterprises INC (Schedule #640113517), deducting tax in the amount of $1,203.22 for tax year 2025. Motion by Weiss, seconded by Hall, approved Tax List Correction #2605-13 for Mooarkegin Farms LLC (Schedule #640111203), adding $1,594.64 in tax for tax year 2026. Both motions passed on unanimous roll call votes.
The board approved Board Notices for overvalued, undervalued, clerical error and omitted real property to be mailed on June 1, 2026. The minutes list several parcel-level adjustments to be reflected in notices: Parcel 640034810 (owner Nancee C. McMann) — 2026 abstract value reduced from $1,313 to $670 because a building was removed and not previously reported; Parcel 640006949 (Gary W. & Vicki L. Lee) — abstract value increased from $102,389 to $118,072 after the owner reported finished attic space and corrected square footage; Parcel 640019375 (Brochelle Enterprises, INC) — adjusted from $5,114 to $3,888 after moving to a tiered square footage rate for Peru residential lots; Parcel 640031803 (Roger T. & Pamela M. Hector) — adjusted from $594,737 to $599,798 after removal of reported agricultural buildings and addition of an unreported detached garage; Parcels 640038611 and 640001564 (Jeffrey W. & Kathleen R. Jones) — combined, with 640001564 reduced to $0 and 640038611 adjusted to reflect the combination and a vacated alley.
County Clerk Diane Johnson certified the minutes as true and part of the official record and noted copies are available at the County Clerk’s office and on the Nemaha County website. With no further business, the board adjourned at 10:09 a.m. following a motion by Commissioner Hall and a second by Commissioner Weiss, passed by unanimous roll call.
