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Jericho BCA told state contracted telecom valuations will be routed to state appeals
Summary
Board minutes report the State hired an outside agency to value telecommunications property and has asked local listers and the BCA to deny related appeals so they may be appealed to the State level; the board noted upcoming listers' grievance hearings June 15—17.
At its June 3 meeting the Town of Jericho Board of Civil Authority was informed that the State contracted an outside agency to perform property valuations for telecommunications and that local officials have been asked to deny related appeals so they can be heard at the state level.
Jessica R. Alexander reported that the state has engaged an outside valuation agency for telecommunications property and said the State is asking the Listers and the BCA to deny these requests so they can be appealed to the State level, according to the minutes.
Alexander also reminded attendees that the Listers' Office will hold grievance hearings June 15—17 and that anyone seeking to appeal an assessment to the BCA must first grieve with the Listers. The minutes do not record a formal vote or motion on the valuation matter.
The discussion has implications for property owners contesting telecommunications valuations: if local denials are part of the state-directed appeal path, taxpayers and companies may be required to take initial denials through local procedures before pursuing appeals at the state level. The minutes do not record which state agency or contract firm was engaged, nor do they list specific properties or valuation figures.
The board took no formal action on the valuation matter at the June 3 meeting; the item was recorded as an announcement and will likely be addressed through the scheduled grievance hearings and at upcoming BCA meetings.
