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Board of Review and Open Book

NOTICE
TOWN OF PLEASANT VALLEY
COUNTY OF EAU CLAIRE  
STATE OF WISCONSIN

Notice that Assessment Roll is Available for Examination
For the Town of Pleasant Valley

REVISED NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to s. 70.45, Wis. Stats., the assessment roll for the 2020 assessment year will be open for examination starting June 2 , 2020 . Due to COVID-19, OPEN BOOK sessions will be conducted by phone. If you would like to set up a phone appointment, please contact Bowmar Appraisal, Inc. at (715)835-1141 during regular business hours (M-F, 8:30-4:30) no later than 3 days prior to the Board of Review. The 2020 assessment roll, instructional information, and objection forms will be made available. These documents will assist with scheduling a hearing before the Board of Review. Keep in mind that objection forms must be filed with the clerk of the Board of Review at least 48 hours before the Board of Review is conducted unless the Board of Review chooses to waive this requirement.

            If you have any questions, please contact Jen Meyer, Town Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Pleasant Valley at 878-4645.  Official notices with instructions can be found below and the town hall posting board.

TUESDAY – JUNE 9, 2020 – 9:00 AM FOR A PERIOD NOT LESS THAN 2 HOURS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review shall hold its first full session on date and time stated above, at the Pleasant Valley Town Hall, located at S10414 Cty Rd HHI in Cleghorn. 

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board.

  1. After the first meeting of the Board of Review (BOR) and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the BOR may contact or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection, except at a session of the Board.  Open Book shall occur no less than seven (7) days prior to the BOR.
  2. The Board of Review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the Board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the Board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the Board shall waive that requirement during the first two (2) hours of the Board’s first scheduled meeting, and the Board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than five (5) days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48 hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the Board of Review during the first two (2) hours of the first scheduled meeting.
  3. Objections to the amount or valuation of the property shall first me made in writing and filed with the clerk of the BOR within the first two (2) hours of the Board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the Board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than five (5) days.  The Board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the Board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question.  Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land.  No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the Board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the Board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property.  The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the Board.
  4. When appearing before the Board of Review, the objecting person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
  5. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board or by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless the person supplies the assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under s 73.03(2a) WI Statutes, that the assessor requests.  The Town of LaFayette has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court.*  The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s 19.35(1) of WI Statutes.
  6. The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness and disability.  No other person may testify by telephone unless the Board in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement.
  7. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s 70.47(3)(a) WI Statutes, that person provides to the clerk of the BOR notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the Board of Review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.

Notice is hereby given on May 19, 2020.
Jennifer Meyer, Clerk-Treasurer
715-878-4645 | [email protected]
Mailing only:  W165 Woodridge Dr, Eau Claire, WI  54701