City assessor updates committee on revaluation progress; public outreach meeting set for June 16

A presenter identified as Brandon briefed the finance committee on the citywide revaluation progress and public outreach plans on May 4.

Brandon said KRT has completed both interior and exterior data collection on 35% of residential properties and has exterior-only information for another 5,541 properties. The team has sent second-attempt letters and a mailed questionnaire intended to capture dwelling-unit counts and condition information for properties that will not allow interior inspection. For commercial properties, staff said they have visited 29 properties and mailed income-and-expense questionnaires the week of April 27.

Committee members asked how staff will weight returned surveys that lack verifiable inspection data; Brandon said he would follow up with staff (Phil) on weighting and that estimates will be used where inspections are not possible. He said the contract includes a third-attempt on-site visit but that staff pivoted to a mailed questionnaire for the final outreach step.

Brandon said a public outreach meeting will be held June 16 at Peaks Auditorium, Bangor High, open to the public from 5:30 to 8 p.m., with KRT staff present to answer questions. He told the committee nonresponsive properties will be estimated using observable data and that property owners can request a re-inspection in a subsequent year if they provide access later.

Next steps: staff will continue outreach, process returned questionnaires, and provide updates on progress toward the revaluation deadline; the committee requested follow-up on survey-weighting procedures and on whether public meetings will be recorded or made available online.