Frustrated Jackson County Homeowners Document Assessment Double Talk

These sessions are always tense and we hear that this time around the debates are downright contentious.

Here's TV news offering a glimpse at a process that's clearly busted . . .

Assessors often use “comps” — determining the value of one property by comparing it with a similar property in the neighborhood.

But some homeowners say the properties used for comparisons are not similar. They are 8-9 miles away. Homeowners say their houses are being compared to lakefront properties and even a home with a helipad.

And they have audio recordings of the county admitting it. The homeowners shared the recordings with our investigative team.

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Developing . . .