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Roers Corporation and other owners press BOE over steep apartment and retail assessment jumps
Summary
Roers Corporation presented recent appraisals showing significantly lower values than the city's assessed totals for multiple apartment complexes and a retail center, asking the Board of Equalization to give weight to lender appraisals or an income'approach; the BOE asked for more documentation and time to review.
Shannon Roers, representing Roers Corporation, appeared before the Dickinson Board of Equalization on April 15 to contest assessed increases on three apartment properties and a commercial Market Center. Roers said recent refinancing appraisals (late 2025 and January 2026) place combined values for two apartment buildings between about $6.4 million and $6.6 million, while the city's assessed figures for those parcels are significantly higher.
Roers said the combined two'year increases for several parcels were in the 40'to'56% range and that the company had not been able to reach assessor staff earlier despite multiple outreach attempts. "We have recent appraisals...we think this is probably the best evaluation that we should be looking at," Roers told the BOE and asked the board to consider the appraisal evidence and, where appropriate, income'based submissions.
Assessor Scott Dickinson said independent appraisals and income statements are useful evidence in appeals and that the assessor's office performs mass appraisal but will review independent valuation evidence and, when provided, can apply an income'approach. Dickinson also explained that lending appraisals and owner'commissioned appraisals may differ from mass appraisal outputs and reiterated the office's willingness to sit down with owners to reconcile methods.
Why it matters: Large apartment and retail valuations can change taxable bases for neighborhoods and influence owners' financing decisions. Commissioners said the packets submitted shortly before the meeting gave the body insufficient time for full analysis and recommended a meeting between Roers staff and the assessor to produce a focused recommendation at the board's follow'up session.
Next steps: The board asked Roers and other affected owners to provide income/expense documentation or federal filings if available and to meet with Dickinson for a detailed review before the May continuation meeting; unresolved appeals may proceed to formal abatement hearings at the county level.
