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Reassessments, public-service accounts add $1.3M; officials warn county may 'leave money on the table'
Summary
Deputy County Administrator Anne Howerton and Commissioner Lori Stevens told supervisors that public-service reassessments and a one-time FY26 true-up boosted public-service revenue about $1.3 million and that failure to reassess could mean 'leaving money on the table.'
Deputy County Administrator Anne Howerton told the Board that the largest change among local revenue drivers is public-service revenue, which she said is up "about $1.3 million" driven by reassessments and a one-time FY26 true-up. Howerton emphasized that real estate taxes are essentially flat while public-service account reassessments (utilities, pipelines, rail, cell towers) created the bulk of the increase.
Commissioner of the Revenue Lori Stevens explained the composition of "public service" revenue—cell towers, energy providers, co-ops, rail and gas pipelines—and warned supervisors that as the sales ratio declines, failing to reassess those accounts means the county could be "leaving money on the table." Both staff members said additional statistical reassessment work is planned to refine residential values and to ensure public-service accounts are assessed accurately.
