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Resident tells commissioners county appraisers once "changed houses" en masse; urges support for current appraiser
Summary
Jerry Green told the board he found historical irregularities in property valuations and urged commissioners to back the current appraiser, calling the office "the most powerful position in Ellis County."
Jerry Green addressed the commission during public comment and said he had spent years challenging past appraisal decisions. "The most powerful position in Ellis County is the appraisers," Green said, and described discovering what he characterized as systematic re‑grading of home condition that dramatically raised assessed values decades ago.
Green said he took the issue to a state hearing years earlier and said he prevailed there; he estimated about 10% of properties in a sample showed problematic changes in valuation. He told commissioners the current appraiser demonstrated "integrity and character" in meetings with him and urged the board to support that office. The commission thanked Green for coming and sharing his concerns.
No formal action was taken immediately; the public comment was recorded for commission awareness and oversight of assessment practices.
