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Notice Questioned
Bill Fletcher, who first raised the issue of the legality of the appointments to the Equalization Board, questioned whether requirements for notice to landowners of changes in assessments have been met. The Sperryville attorney maintained that the Board of Equalization is actually reassessing when it adjusts the value on a piece of property and must therefore give the property owner the same 15 days notice required for a standard reassessment to allow individuals an opportunity to protest.
“Reassessment is not a function of the Equalization Board...Changes they make are equalizations, not reassessments," Forberg replied.
“That piont could be questioned and if the court rules...you could be in trouble,” countered Fletcher.
Forberg noted that the Equalization Board has sent our notices of all changes in assessment—either up or down—following procedures set by the State Department of Taxation and using the forms supplied by that office.
“There’s nothing to prevent a landowner from protesting and questioning us after we make a change,” added Day. “We have revised our decisions on the basis of some of those appeals.”
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