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Town of Townsend Board of Review approves assessment roll; assessor reports $5.2M in new construction
Summary
The Town of Townsend Board of Review met July 2, 2024, approved minutes and verified the assessment roll. Assessor Jef Muelver reported $5,195,700 in net new construction (1.6%), numerous parcel/ownership updates and that Wisconsin Act 12 converted certain personal property (including Red Arrow) to real estate; next reassessment not required until 2027.
Chairperson Monica Zeller called the adjourned Board of Review to order at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Townsend Town Hall. Present were Supervisors Chuck DeMoulin and Willis Evans, Clerk Linda Ziegler and Assessor Jef Muelver. Clerk Ziegler verified that the public notices for the Final Board of Review were posted and published in advance.
Assessor Jef Muelver presented the assessment roll and summarized county-provided updates and field work. He reported 7 new parcels, 2 PIN deletions, 257 ownership changes, 140 mail reroutes, 27 site address changes and 181 legal-description changes; MFL reconciliation affected 276 parcels totaling 9,866 acres. On field work, Muelver said there were 11 new homes, 42 new accessory buildings and 141 new or ongoing construction inspections, resulting in net new construction valued at $5,195,700 (about 1.6% of the roll). He also reported 245 real-estate transactions in 2023, 177 valuation changes and one open-book change.
Muelver explained the local effect of Wisconsin Act 12, noting that the law removes certain personal property from separate taxation and rolls it into real-estate value. He specifically identified the Red Arrow property as reverting to real estate and said the town will receive a tax bill for that property. On timing, Muelver said the town will not require a general reassessment until 2027 at the latest and that the Wisconsin Department of Revenue will send notice in Fall 2025.
The board handled two formal motions: Supervisor Willis Evans moved to approve the minutes from the June 21, 2023 Final Board of Review; Supervisor Chuck DeMoulin seconded and the motion carried. Later, after two hours in session, Chairperson Zeller said the Board "has been in session for the required two hours and has concluded with no objections of decisions to make," and Evans moved to adjourn at 5:00 p.m.; DeMoulin seconded and the motion carried.
The minutes include a later signature line showing the minutes were approved July 15, 2025 by Clerk Linda Ziegler.
