Janesville assessment notices to be distributed
JANESVILLE--The City of Janesville Assessor’s Office will mail 2009 assessment change notices on or about Wednesday. Property owners should allow as much as a week for notices to arrive in the mail.
Meanwhile, property owners can view their assessment on the city's website: www.ci.janesville.wi.us. Property owners may also call the assessor’s office at (608) 755-3045 to check on property values.
State Statutes on property assessing require that notices be mailed to owners of property when there is a change in assessed value from the previous year. The assessor’s office anticipates that approximately 10 percent of the city’s 24,000 real estate parcels will change value for the January 1, 2009, assessments. All personal property accounts will be mailed a notice as those values change every year.
Property owners receiving a change notice will receive two information sheets which should be helpful in understanding the property assessment process. Property owners are encouraged to read the information included with their notice. The notice will also contain information on the dates and times of the assessor’s open-book sessions and board of review hearings. Both activities occur by appointment.
Although not all property owners will receive a change notice that does not prohibit anyone from meeting with assessment staff to discuss their assessment during open book nor appealing their assessment to the Board of Review. Open book appointments are June 18th through July 1.
Questions on assessments and scheduling appointments can be addressed by calling the assessor’s office at (608) 755-3045.
Jun 8, 2009 at 1:32 p.m.
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janesvillian---if that is true, then why don't they not reaccess; especially if the end result is the same amount of revenue. Sounds like a lot of wasted taxpayer dollars as well as labor.
Jun 8, 2009 at 12:53 p.m.
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Assessments were announced last year. Remember the flap about inspections and unpermitted work?
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The way it works when real estate is in decline is that everyone's property has lost value, so the tax "mill" (1/10 of a cent) rate is increased. The end result is roughly the same amount of tax.
Jun 8, 2009 at 12:27 p.m.
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I would like to see my taxes go down and less of a strain on my budget but that's a pipedream and I know it! But it better not be any higher than last year!
Jun 8, 2009 at 10:01 a.m.
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When did they reacess our property??? Our property values have gone done so our taxes should be lowered also?? dont count on it.
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