Board of equalization changes valuations to agree with assessor, thereby avoiding TERC hearings

​YORK – Last year, the York County Commissioners, sitting as the York County Board of Equalization, held nearly 200 valuation protests and declared judgment on all of those protests.
Of those, the York County Assessor’s office disagreed with the values set by the board of equalization when it came to nine parcels. The assessor filed appeals with the Nebraska Tax Equalization Commission (TERC).
This week, the commissioners reversed their earlier decisions, now agreeing with the assessor – thereby erasing the need for TERC hearings.
Commissioner Chairman Daniel Grotz explained how their options were to leave the nine valuations as had been set (thereby going through the TERC appeal process) or agreeing with the assessor (thereby changing the valuations and avoiding the TERC appeal process).
The commissioners voted in favor of changing the values, in agreement with the assessor’s office – Commissioner Andy Bowman voted no.
The owners of these nine parcels will be notified of the changes.