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Board processes roughly 50 property protests, reverts land values for selected parcels pending floodplain study
Summary
York County's Board of Equalization processed about 50 valuation protests, accepted many assessor recommendations, denied a late filing (protest 50), and voted to revert land values to 2025 for parcels 4, 23, 47, 48 and 49 while the assessor studies floodplain and obsolescence adjustments.
The York County Board of Equalization spent the bulk of its July 7 meeting processing approximately 50 property valuation protests arising from the assessor's over/under report. The board used a three-tier method: accept parcels with no recommended change by consensus, accept assessor-recommended changes for a second group, and pull a small set of parcels for further discussion or study.
Key outcomes recorded in the transcript: the board denied protest number 50 for late filing; it voted to accept the assessor's recommendation of no change for a consolidated list of parcels (examples listed in the motion); it accepted assessor-recommended changes for a second consolidated list; and it voted to revert the land value for parcels 4, 23, 47, 48 and 49 to their 2025 land values until a study on floodplain and land obsolescence could be completed. Commissioners and the assessor debated methods for applying floodplain discounts and obsolescence notes; several commissioners asked the assessor to return with a standardized percentage-based approach rather than ad hoc adjustments.
The board also held an in-person protest (number 51) from Austin Milton, who supplied a fee appraisal (for refinance) that differed from the assessor's mass-appraisal valuation; the assessor explained why a single fee appraisal and mass appraisal results can differ and described options for further review or appeal. The board recorded roll-call votes for the consolidated motions to accept or change assessments and directed clerical follow-up on paperwork and notices to property owners.
