Box Butte County Board of Equalization holds property valuation protest hearings; agenda accepted unanimously

The Box Butte County Board of Equalization met at 8:00 a.m. on July 14, 2026, in the Commissioner Board Room at the county courthouse in Alliance to hear property valuation protests filed on Nebraska’s Form 422. Chairperson Steve Burke and board members Brett Ditsch and Mike Sautter were present; the board accepted the printed agenda on a motion by Brett Ditsch, seconded by Mike Sautter, with a recorded vote of Ditsch, yes; Sautter, yes; Burke, yes.

Martie Burke, identified in the transcript as the county clerk, recorded the proceedings and administered the oath to property valuation protestors before testimony began. The board noted that notice of the Property Protest Hearings was published June 10, 2026, in the Alliance Times Herald and that the affidavit of publication had been received by the county clerk’s office; the agenda was posted on the county website on July 13, 2026.

Chairman Burke read the filed Form 422 protests and the board heard evidence from numerous protestors and representatives during the hearing. The transcript lists protestors and representatives who presented testimony or evidence including Shannon Underwood; Fred Hagman; Dennis Meng; Richard Laursen; Pasha Korber; Brian Grant; Judy Sutton (represented by Steph Mantooth); Sandra Snow; Thomas Schneider; Terry Elliott; Nicholas Hubbell; Erik Pehoviack; Dean April Sr.; Anthony and Carmela Trumble; Boone and Jessica Manion; Jeff Moomey; Larry Lower; Arnold Wood; Rosewood Estates; Patricia Klemke; Michael Dunn; Daniel King; Jarrod Munger; Michael Sautter; Larry and Andrea Luce; and Clayton and Taelar Krause. The transcript also notes several listed protestors were not present when their names were read.

The board recessed twice during the day — first at 9:59 a.m. with the meeting resuming at 10:09 a.m., and again for a noon recess at 12:13 p.m., resuming at 12:59 p.m. The Board of Equalization adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

The transcript records the administrative and hearing activities but does not record final rulings or vote tallies on individual valuation protests in the segments provided. Formal actions recorded in the transcript include the unanimous approval of the agenda; the hearing record notes the administration of oaths and recorded testimony for multiple Form 422 protest filings. According to the transcript, some listed protestors were recorded as “not present.”