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Commissioners, assessment staff discuss steep assessment increases and options to lower tax impacts

Jennings County Commissioners · April 9, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners and assessment staff discussed sharp increases in assessed values for some properties and said they are preparing reductions in assessed values and will work with county council on rate and appeals options to soften tax impacts.

Several commissioners and county assessment staff addressed large recent changes in assessed values that produced sharply higher property-tax bills for some residents. Officials cited cases in which assessed values for some buildings rose substantially — one example mentioned a pole-confinement…

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