Business owners question commercial revaluations and rollback impact

Business owners attending the hearing said their commercial taxes have risen sharply in recent years and pushed county staff for clearer explanations about how the rollback and recent revaluations affect businesses. "My taxes on our business have gone up over 22% in the last 4 years," said Craig Lufredo (self‑identified address provided), who urged the county to explain the differences between the state's mailer assumptions and local assessor averages.

Michelle Winger acknowledged the state's 10% assumption on the mailer and said county calculations use assessor-provided averages; she told the hearing that the county expects most commercial valuations to show smaller increases than the mailer suggests, though certain warehouse valuations were revalued higher. Staff recommended business owners check assessed values with the assessor and noted there is an appeals process for properties that appear misvalued.