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Resident criticizes assessor's office and county's decision to fund outside appraisals
Summary
Nate Davis used the public-comment period to question why the county committed $10,000 for outside appraisal assistance, alleging large appraisal errors and criticizing the assessor's office and county oversight.
Nate Davis told commissioners he had experienced large appraisal increases and questioned the county's decision to commit funds for outside appraisal work. "This is Nate Davis," he began during public comment, and later asked why the board would "commit $10,000 so that we can hire an assessor" if that implicitly admitted the assessor's office was not performing accurate valuations.
Davis recounted personal and second-hand examples he said showed appraisal increases of 40% and 70% and said those errors create significant tax impacts for property owners. "Assessing this wealth tax is the most consequential thing you do," he said, urging commissioners to explain why staff had not questioned large apparent valuation swings before approving the funding. He offered to provide contact information and suggested further review of assessor procedures and appeals practices. Commissioners acknowledged his concerns and thanked him for the input; no formal action was taken during the comment period.
