Appraiser’s office reports progress on ag-use maps, residential sales and upcoming BOTA hearings

Anna Burson, speaking for the Appraiser’s Office, updated the commission on valuation and permitting work ahead of the 2027 valuation cycle. She said roughly 400 ag-use map changes are being processed and that the office sent over 3,000 notices with about 1,500 returned; on the residential side she cited 765 residential sales to date and a median sale price near $282,500. "We're now roughly 83% complete on residential annual review," Burson said.

Burson also described commercial and exemption activity: 32 commercial sales recorded with 11 new commercial building permits, small-claims activity completed and two residential hearings scheduled for Nov. 4 before the Board of Tax Appeals in Topeka. She said the office will continue GIS and replat work in Mill Cove to correct parcel acreages tied to historic surveys and that staff are preparing full board packets for upcoming hearings.

Why it matters: Valuation and permit updates inform budgeting, tax projections and property owners’ appeals; the Nov. 4 hearings and BOTA schedule are material dates for affected taxpayers and county fiscal planning.