A City without Leadership

The Assessor was recommending Aldi’s receive $27,000 back in property taxes which Aldi’s was not responsible to pay. The clerk requested proof that Aldi’s was the aggrieved party. It appears, no proof was provided.

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Laurie OrtolanoComment
Mass Appraisal Modelling

For residential properties, the firm will use what is referred to as a “sales approach” to construct a “Mass Appraisal Model”.  This means Vision will collect all residential sales for a single recent and relevant year and verify the details of the sales.

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Laurie OrtolanoComment
What is Sales Chasing?

Assessors have legal means to make changes to assessments outside of revaluation years. Permits for home improvement must be captured and valued, fires and natural disaster events will result in new valuations of properties and sales can be verified and corrected based on the MLS pictures…

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Laurie Ortolano Comment