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Robert Butler appointed chair of Niagara Board of Review; town plans 2026 revaluation
Summary
At the May 27, 2025 meeting, the Niagara Board of Review appointed Robert Butler chair and Ron Neuens vice-chair, confirmed training and procedural policies, accepted the assessor's tax roll and recorded a planned townwide revaluation for 2026; no objections were filed.
Robert Butler was appointed chair of the Niagara Board of Review at a meeting held May 27, 2025, at Niagara Town Hall, and Ron Neuens was appointed vice-chair, the board's minutes show. Clerk Tami Mielcarek recorded the roll call and motions; both officer appointments were carried with "no negative votes."
The board confirmed statutory training under S. 70.46(4) for Butler, board member Dawn Johnson and Clerk Tami Mielcarek for 2025, and noted that affidavits of training have been filed with the Department of Revenue. The minutes also record that the town's ordinance implementing confidentiality of income and expense information for assessors under sec 70.47(7)(af) was adopted in 2015 and remains in effect.
The Board adopted a recommended policy for sworn telephone and written testimony (noted as unchanged since 2015). A separate recommended policy regarding waiver requests for Board of Review hearings was noted as not officially adopted because no waiver requests have been received.
The clerk presented and the board accepted the assessor's tax roll and received the assessment roll and sworn affidavits; the minutes say the assessor's signature on the tax roll and the clerk's affidavit of signature were confirmed. Assessor McGuire reported the town "is at 61% at this time," and the board recorded that a townwide revaluation of property will move forward in 2026. The minutes do not specify what the "61%" figure refers to in context.
The Board examined the assessment roll and performed statutory duties, recording no changes or errors to the roll. The minutes note that no taxpayers were present to examine assessment data, that no waiver requests or objections were filed, and that no hearings on objections were held. A motion by Ron Neuens, seconded by Dawn Johnson, to adjourn at 6:00 p.m. carried with no negative votes.
The official minutes include a sign-off block that contains typographical errors in the transcript (several names and spellings appear garbled); the clerk is listed as Tami Mielcarek in the roll call and as the minutes' preparer.
