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Hillsdale Board of Review affirms, corrects and reduces assessments across dozens of parcels
Summary
Across three hearing dates (March 9, 10 and 23, 2026) the Hillsdale Board of Review affirmed many assessments, approved corrections to record cards, reduced several property values to reflect current market and applied an abatement-based valuation for one hotel; a grand recap shows a net reduction in assessed value.
The Hillsdale Board of Review conducted multi-day taxpayer hearings on March 9, March 10 and March 23, 2026, resolving dozens of petitions. The board affirmed numerous assessments, approved record-card corrections, accepted some late-filed Form 5076 submissions and reduced assessed values for several commercial parcels to reflect current market conditions.
Notable votes included M-26-006 (Charger Property, 43 Howder), where the board voted 2–1 to deny the petition and affirm the assessor’s value after a motion by Becki Jaeger supported by Chair Kerry Laycock; Anthony Vear voted no. Across the hearings, multiple Devine Investment Properties appeals resulted in reduced assessed values to align with market valuations. The board also recorded a valuation for Keefer House (M-26-025) determined by an approved abatement amount, setting the assessed value at $3,000,000 as reflected in the summary.
D & M Hillsdale LLC (M-26-054) had its assessment reaffirmed at $432,600 and the taxable value uncapped to $432,600 following a motion passed at the March 23 session. Several petitioners who filed Form 5076 after the deadline were noted and handled according to assessor recommendations; a number of late-file 5076s were accepted and approved as exemptions where appropriate.
The board compiled a March Board of Review summary showing parcel-level corrections (flood-plain adjustments, functional obsolescence corrections and record-card fixes) and a grand recap of totals. The March summary recorded a net change in value across categories with Grand Totals showing a reported overall change in value of -$2,931,700 (SEV) and -$2,792,955 (TV). The board recessed its final session and set a further administrative recess date of July 21, 2026.
