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Oscoda County accepts 2024 equalization report after correction for Big Creek Township error
Summary
The Board approved the county'wide 2024 Equalization Report with a total equalized value of $739,332,923 and acknowledged a clerical error in Big Creek Township that reduces commercial assessed value by $252,277; officials urged conservative valuation amid limited sales and a 5% inflation cap.
The Oscoda County Board of Commissioners on April 9 approved the county'wide 2024 Equalization Report prepared by Equalization Director Amber Woehlert, recording a total equalized value of $739,332,923 and authorizing the chair and county clerk to sign the report.
Woehlert told the board that a mistake in Big Creek Township had caused incorrect starting values for some commercial parcels. The county will deduct $252,277 from commercial assessed values as a correction, which she said translates to roughly $15'$20 per affected parcel. The State of Michigan has been notified and paperwork submitted to address the error.
Woehlert also presented preliminary taxable-value figures and advised caution on increases: she reported a tentative taxable value of $509,525,983 (about a 10.5% increase from the prior year) but noted there have been few real estate sales in Oscoda County, leaving limited market data to set ratios. She recommended a conservative approach to raising taxable values and noted Michigan'law caps inflationary increases at 5%.
The board entered a brief equalization session under Public Act 135 of 1991 to hear the director's report and then returned to the regular meeting. Commissioners moved and carried the formal acceptance of the 2024 Equalization Report (motion 2024-105).
Why it matters: changes to equalized and taxable values determine the county'wide property tax base and can affect revenue projections for county services. Commissioners also referenced the potential "Ax MI Tax" ballot measure and emphasized restraint in revenue assumptions.
The board's action was procedural: the report will be signed by the chair and county clerk and filed as the official equalization determination for 2024. No new tax rates or millages were adopted at the meeting; separate action is required to place measures before voters.
