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Today's Poll!Resident makes property tax assessment complaint
Tax Commission, assessor claim county staff doing good job
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Cole County Assessor Chris Estes needs to do a much better job of determining property values — then reducing those values countywide because property values are falling nationally.
That’s the opinion of Jefferson City resident Dennis Morrissey, who told Estes in an e-mail late last month: “According to the National Association of Realtors, the average (mean) housing price in the Midwest has dropped each year since 2008. ... It appears our real estate market is down just like everywhere else.
“It seems to me, we should be seeing these changes reflected in our property values.”
However, Estes said, Cole County’s property values are assessed as required by state law, and Morrissey — and other residents with the same complaint — are making assumptions based on factors that don’t apply to any assessor’s job.
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JCLifer 1 year, 5 months ago
My bank says my house dropped by 23% in last two years. The bank's value is way lower than the Assessor says it is worth.
Do we have to file a lawsuit to get these greedy people straightened out?
tonto_goldberg 1 year, 5 months ago
Your assessed value can be appealed and there is a process to follow.
If the bank is basing that estimate of your house's value on an appraisal, you can make an appointment for a conference with one of the appraisers at the assessor's office and take the bank's appraisal with you. You have the facts on your side in that case.
If your bank is making that estimate using an internet site like the one that starts with a Z you should change banks. Those values are not reliable.
oopsoops 1 year, 5 months ago
JC,yes we do need to start sueing .Sate law states they "May" re-asses property values every 2yrs. Do you also know the city just took out $4,000,000 in bonds w/o our vote, and gave it to a local buisness for a printing machine! They are out of control and believe they are above the law. Also we now pay the city Administrator $150,000 plus ben.,the school super now$200,000 plus ben. This a small town! Now they want a 1/2 cent sales tax for 10yrs est. $60,000,000 to go directly to the Chamber of Commerce. A buisness enhancement tax. People better wake up!
hudson 1 year, 5 months ago
more goverment more taxes, more taxes more goverment, less taxes less goverment , less goverment less taxes,
NicoleBrown 1 year, 5 months ago
Mr. Assessor,
Which state statute requires your current assessment rate? Your constituents would appreciate your quick response.
Going beyond real estate, why doesn't Cole County take into account a vehicle's mileage when assessing value? Many other Missouri counties do. Without mileage, there is not a valid assessment!
JCLifer 1 year, 5 months ago
Laziness...
tonto_goldberg 1 year, 5 months ago
I am not the assessor, but I can tell you that Chapter 137 defines the assessment process in Missouri. There are three double-yous and a period in front of moga.mo.gov/STATUTES/C137.HTM.
gofish 1 year, 5 months ago
Asking for a tax cut during a recession is akin to spraying one's bodily fluids into a fan. Good luck with that. JK
spelchek 1 year, 5 months ago
By the time the state finally offers a cost of living increase they might as well offer three; because everyone's been in the spirit of raising rates the past few years. Income/benefits decreasing and cost of living increasing is no formula for keeping "young professionals". Nor is forcing the young professional (the few we have) who used to live outside the city limits to live in the city limits.
tonto_goldberg 1 year, 5 months ago
It's intriguing that all the local governments can afford annual raises for their employees but the state can't. Why is that?
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