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Officials in Cerro Gordo county coming to inspect houses for appraisal

Cerro Gordo County Courthouse INSET: City Assessor Dana Naumann
Cerro Gordo County Courthouse INSET: City Assessor Dana Naumann

MASON CITY – Mason City Assessor Dana Naumann and County Assessor John Boedeker have announced door-to-door inspections of all residential properties in Mason City and Cerro Gordo County will begin approximately June 1, 2016.

A reappraisal program was approved by the Conference Boards in 2013.  The Conference Board is made up of three entities: The entire City Council and Mayor; the Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors; and the Mason City School Board.  The $1 million project cost the average Mason city taxpayer $55 over the course of 5 years, funded by new taxes for Mason City property owners under the City Assessor.

“When I was hired, this was already a project they (the Conference Board) wanted to undertake,” Naumann told NIT back in January of 2013. “It needs to get done, in the interest of fair taxing for property owners. Some are paying too much, some are paying too little.”

Once the project is complete, Naumann explained, the other three taxing entities involved (Council and Mayor; Supervisors and the Mason City School Board) “should have more property value to levy against.”

The purpose of the reappraisal program is to equalize property assessments so that each taxpayer is responsible for paying only his/her fair share of the property tax burden. Periodic inspections and reappraisal of properties is necessary as all types of properties do not increase or decrease in value at the same rate. Some properties physically deteriorate faster than others, and in many instances similar buildings located in different areas of the county will differ greatly in value due to economic factors.

Data collectors with photo ID signed by the assessor will make interior and exterior inspections of all residential properties. They will be compiling information to be used to estimate the fair market value of each property. Information to be collected includes type of construction, type of interior finish, physical condition of the property, age of structures and exterior measurements. A complete sales analysis, local construction costs and economic conditions are also considered. No estimate of value will be given at the time of inspection.

Property owners are asked to cooperate by allowing a complete inspection of their property and providing accurate information so that a fair and equitable assessment may be determined for each property.

The preliminary data collection process will begin in June 2016. The project is scheduled for completion December 31, 2017.

Notice of final value estimates will be mailed to each property owner after January 1, 2018. The property owners will have an opportunity to meet informally to discuss their revaluation in the spring of 2018.

The new assessed values will be effective for January 1, 2018, for taxes payable in fiscal 2019-2020.

Representatives of Vanguard Appraisals, Inc. in conjunction with the Mason City Assessor and Cerro Gordo County Assessor’s Office will be conducting this project.
All law enforcement agencies as well as the Mason City Assessor and Cerro Gordo County Assessor’s Office will be apprised of the areas where data collectors are working. They will also have a listing of all names and license plate numbers of anyone involved in the project.

If any property owner has questions regarding the reappraisal project, they are urged to contact the Mason City Assessor’s Office at 641-421-3061 or the Cerro Gordo County Assessor’s Office at 641-421-3065.

Naumann, Danielle COMING TO YOUR HOUSE
Naumann, Danielle COMING TO YOUR HOUSE
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COMING TO YOUR HOUSE
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