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Tax assessor explains reassessment process, how permits and reports affect values
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Tax Assessor Mr. Kipley told council the county begins reassessment work about three years ahead, relying on arm—9s-length sales and ratio studies; unpermitted additions are identified via permitting records, field visits or citizen tips.
Tax Assessor Mr. Kipley explained the county's reassessment practice to council on March 11: staff start three years ahead of a countywide reassessment, review arm's-length sales to establish market value, and run ratio studies to prepare notices. He said the office will mail updated assessed-value notices within the next couple of months as the reassessment work proceeds.
Asked how the office finds unpermitted improvements, Mr. Kipley described three methods: permit records (which trigger field visits), staff observations during property reviews, and citizen reports. He also described delinquent-tax procedures: a 15% increase applied after the March 15 deadline, additional fees for advertising and for property posting, and eventual foreclosure proceedings for long-delinquent parcels.
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