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Lincoln County commissioners reduce assessed structure value for Arends home after appeal
Summary
The Lincoln County Board of Equalization voted to reduce the assessed structure value for Dustin and Sarah Arends’ Lake Alvin Place residence after staff reviewed local-board recommendations and comparables; the board left the land value unchanged and approved the motion by roll call.
At a session of the Lincoln County Board of Equalization, commissioners voted to reduce the assessed structure value for Dustin and Sarah Arends’ home at 47861 Lake Alvin Place after hearing the assessor’s presentation and local-board recommendations.
Carla Gorson, Director of Equalization, opened the item and said the board had two appeals that day. April Farmer, Assessor for the Equalization Department, described the Arends property as a single-story home built in 1995 with a 2023 main-level remodel and addition, 3,637 square feet of main living area and 1,566 square feet of finished lower level, five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths, a pool and an updated accessory building. Farmer presented a cost approach and a market (regression) analysis showing per‑square‑foot comparisons; she noted Springdale Township’s local board had decreased the structure’s value by $100,000 and that the county reconciliation showed the subject fell within the market and cost indications.
Commissioners asked whether the accessory building had owner-occupied status and for details about the remodel. Farmer said owner-occupied status was expected next year and described the upgrades: conversion of an attached garage space, construction of a new side garage with living quarters above, added outdoor pool and other additions completed in 2023.
The appellant was not present. Gorson said the appellant had previously requested to appear by Zoom but that county practice had not authorized remote appellant participation during these hearings; the appellant nonetheless submitted additional comparables for the board’s review on April 30.
During deliberations a commissioner noted a local-board motion by Tim Burns (mover) and Jerry Lingan (seconder) to reduce the structure value and recommended siding with that local determination. The board moved to reduce the assessed structure value (as stated during the meeting) and leave the land assessment unchanged. The roll-call vote was Commissioner Putnam Yes, Commissioner Schmidt No, Commissioner Arends Yes and Commissioner Landeen Yes; the motion carried.
The board closed testimony on the Arends appeal and proceeded to the next scheduled appeal. The Board of Equalization adjourned after completing both items.
