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Sedgwick County commissioner warns 9.3% median valuation rise could lead to higher local property tax bills
Summary
Commissioner Ryan Batty told District 4 residents that Sedgwick County27s residential assessed values showed a median 9.3% increase and urged other local taxing authorities to explain any decision to capture that growth through higher property-tax revenue. He also announced a new county appraiser, Deanna Aspen.
Commissioner Ryan Batty of Sedgwick County told District 4 residents in a written newsletter that residential assessed values across the county rose a median 9.3% and urged local taxing authorities not to automatically translate that growth into higher property-tax revenue.
"There is no reason why a taxing jurisdiction needs to take all of the projected 9.3 assessed property value growth," Batty said, arguing that elected boards should justify any revenue increases rather than simply keeping mill levies flat and capturing the full increase in assessed value.
Batty, who identified himself as the District 4 commissioner,…
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