I agree the meeting was a bit "odd." One problem is the township supervisor is the grandfather of the assessor. He goes nuts when anyone says anything negative about the assessor. To be more specific - the township uses an assessing "company" that is comprised of the supervisor's grandson and wife.
Note - the room was empty. Nobody there for the meeting except for my family. Me, my wife, and 14 year-old boy. We drove 80 miles in a snow-storm to get there. Note also this is the 9th year we have had to protest our taxes. We have prevailed every year so far.
So we walked in and there were five people. Four at a table and one at a desk with a laptop computer. Nobody would identify themselves. When I asked who everyone was - one person said I only wanted to know "because I was a looking for trouble."
I asked one main question, over and over. The last year - the Board found in my favor. This year it was jacked up over 30% again. I asked if they now disagreed with their own decision from last year? No answer. I was just told to leave and they were calling the sheriff.
As we were leaving one guy blurted out that my house was only assessed at $11,000 and it was a bargain. So I turned around and asked him what the heck he was talking about? He refused to answer me. I found out later he was the township supervisor. He seems to have no understanding how tax assessments work or how to read.
So at this point - I have ascertained who the five people were. One was the township supervisor who is supposed to take the minutes (yet seems not to know what planet he is on). Three Board members. The other with the laptop was the wife of the assessor who works with him.
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