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Box Butte County Board of Equalization holds property valuation protest hearings, accepts agenda
Summary
The Box Butte County Board of Equalization met July 13, 2026, accepted the printed agenda by unanimous vote and heard scheduled property valuation protests; the county clerk administered oaths to protestors and testimony was recorded before the board adjourned at 4:01 p.m.
The Box Butte County Board of Equalization convened at 8:00 a.m. July 13, 2026, in the Commissioner Board Room at the county courthouse in Alliance. Chairperson Steve Burke called roll, led the Pledge of Allegiance and said the meeting would follow the open meetings act posted in the board room. Mike Sautter moved to accept the agenda as printed and Brett Ditsch seconded; Ditsch, Sautter and Burke voted yes and the motion carried.
Martie Burke, the county clerk, recorded the proceedings and administered the oath to property valuation protestors before the board took testimony. The session was devoted to scheduled Form 422 property valuation protests; the board read protest forms aloud and heard evidence from dozens of property owners and representatives, including Sharon Wignall, Bart Dye, Troy Bredenkamp, Carolyn Phillips, Cheema Investments LLC/The Money Express, Inc., Luke Cullan, Chris Cullan, Jelinek Land Co. LLC and several others. Multiple entries in the record note protestors who were listed but not present. Sandra Snow was recorded as appearing on July 14, 2026.
The board recessed twice during the day—first at 10:00 a.m., resuming at 10:09 a.m., and again at 11:43 a.m., resuming at 12:55 p.m.—and continued taking testimony through the afternoon. The minutes show that several protestors had counsel or representatives speak on their behalf; for example, David Schommer presented evidence for multiple named property owners. The transcript does not record any final rulings or vote outcomes on individual valuation protests in this meeting record.
Notice of the property protest hearings was published June 10, 2026, in the Alliance Times Herald and the affidavit of publication was received in the county clerk’s office; the agenda was posted to the county website on July 10, 2026. The Board of Equalization adjourned at 4:01 p.m.
The hearings allow property owners to contest valuations that affect property tax assessments; no final decisions on the listed protests are recorded in the July 13 minutes, and next steps or dates for rulings on individual protests are not specified in the transcript.
