Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Property Assessment topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Seward County Board of Equalization reduces several assessments, grants Apace permissive exemption
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Seward County Board of Equalization voted to reduce assessed values in multiple protest hearings, accepted Assessor recommendations in several cases and granted a permissive tax exemption to Apace. The actions affect a mix of rural and residential parcels and were unanimous.
The Seward County Board of Equalization on July 14 accepted the County Assessor's recommendations to change assessed values for several protested properties and voted to grant a permissive exemption to Apace.
Marilyn Hladky, County Assessor, presented the assessor's reports and parcel information to the board. The board opened a public hearing on Apace's permissive exemption at 8:32 a.m.; Hladky presented the application and information. The hearing closed at 8:33 a.m., and the board voted to accept the permissive exemption application for Apace (motion by Darrell Zabrocki; second Raegan Hain). The vote was recorded in the minutes as affirmative from Zabrocki, Hain, Scott Pekarek and Chairperson Misty Ahmic.
The board then heard multiple protest hearings and acted on assessor recommendations:
- Protest No. 2026-14 (Michael & Angela Mueller): Angela Mueller appeared to present information; the board accepted the Assessor's recommendation to reduce the property value to $507,968.00 (motion by Raegan Hain; second Scott Pekarek).
- Protest No. 2026-15 (Paul & Sara Bartunek): Paul Bartunek appeared; the board accepted the Assessor's recommendation to reduce the property value to $426,380.00 (motion by Hain; second Pekarek).
- Protest No. 2026-16 (Lee Krasser): No one appeared at the hearing. The board recorded motions that left the assessed value unchanged at $690,507.00 based on the Assessor's testimony and recommendation; the board carried the motions affirmatively and later amended a previous motion while maintaining no change to the valuation (motions by Darrell Zabrocki; second Raegan Hain).
- A protest filed for Michael Wichman (LMR LLC) was withdrawn and no action was required.
- Protests No. 2026-7 and No. 2026-6 (Nancy Cradick): The board considered information presented previously (June 30) and accepted the Assessor's recommendations to reduce the assessed values to $516,254.00 and $554,623.00 respectively (motions by Hain; seconds Pekarek and Zabrocki). Each vote was recorded as unanimous among the four board members.
Hladky also provided department updates and the board recorded agenda items for the next meeting. The Board of Equalization adjourned at 9:01 a.m.
The decisions change assessed values for specific parcels and will be reflected in the county record and any related tax calculations or further appeals. The Board of Equalization is scheduled to meet again on July 21, 2026.
