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Assessor projects about 12% residential increase; Board selects mayor as chair, adjourns to July 28
Summary
Assessor Dean Peters told the Board of Review the office is doing an interim market update and anticipates mailing changed-assessment notices in about 2½ weeks, and estimated roughly 12% residential and 11% commercial assessed-value increases (outside Epic Systems). The board selected Mayor Luke Diaz as chair and adjourned until July 28, 2026.
Assessor Dean Peters told the Board of Review on June 8 that the office is conducting an interim market update to bring assessed values to 100 percent and that the extra work has pushed the schedule slightly back. "I will be, I'm anticipating that I'll be able to mail out the notice of a changed assessment in about two and a half weeks," Peters said.
Peters, speaking by Zoom, said the state requires the Board to meet at least once during the 45 days following the fourth Monday of April and described the expanded scope of work this year. "We're looking at an estimated increase of about 12% for residential properties and about 11% for commercial properties outside of Epic Systems," he said.
The numbers are preliminary estimates based on the assessor's analysis to date; Peters did not provide parcel-level counts or the final roll. Clerk Licht confirmed the next Board of Review meeting is scheduled for July 28, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to allow time for notices to be mailed and for further review.
At the start of the meeting the board handled routine business. Alder Helmke moved to select Mayor Luke Diaz as chair of the Board of Review; the motion was seconded by Alder Hoechst and approved on a voice vote. Later in the meeting Alder Swanson moved to adjourn the Board of Review until July 28, 2026; Alder Helmke seconded and the motion carried on a voice vote.
Votes recorded in the transcript were by voice; the meeting did not record a roll-call tally for either motion. The board reconvened the council meeting at 7:00 p.m.
What happens next: the assessor's office will continue its market update, mail notices of changed assessments in the coming weeks, and the Board of Review will meet July 28 to consider appeals and any final adjustments.
