Residents and experts press board for transparency on appraisal methods and comparables
Several speakers at the called meeting questioned how third‑party assessor Pearson selected comparables and whether automated tools or broad geographic comparables produced disproportionate increases; speakers urged clearer disclosure of methodology.
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Multiple residents and a former state official at the Dec. 18 meeting pressed county leaders for greater transparency about how comparables and adjustments were chosen in the reassessment. Speakers asked whether sales from outside the immediate geography were used, whether bracketing and time limits on comparable sales were applied correctly, and whether automated tools such as street-view imagery or AI influenced valuations.
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