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going to get a tax break and others are not...But the same tax rate is going to be applied to everybody.”
Sharon Kilpatrick contended that, according to law, implementation of the 100 percent fair market values cannot be delayed for another year. She noted that many people question whether the old discounted assessments were fair, adding that she believed the Equalization Board, in adjusting the new appraisals, thought it was acting fairly. While she acknowledged that inequalities may exist with the new values, she maintained that the 100 percent market value figures are fairer than the former discounted assessments. "Anytime you reassess, some people's bills go up more than others.”
Public Hearing Request
Helen Kilby suggested a public hearing to “iron out discrepancies and grossly, grossly unfair assessments." Using her own experience as an example, she said she'd checked values put on five comparable, neighboring homes. “Not one out of the five had the same square foot rate for the same kind of house." she said, adding that “80, 90, 100 other people” had also found similar
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