Yikes: Jackson County reassessments in the mail

Jackson County property reassessment notices go out this week in what officials hope will be a routine manner, unlike those that prompted panic and outrage two years ago. People should start getting them on Wednesday, Jackson County officials ...

Mayor says residents may see property tax savings

Kansas City residents owe property tax payments for 2013 on December 31. And there’s some good news about that, the mayor says. As a result of the approval of Question 1 in August, three different property taxes were eliminated and will not ...

County assessor resigns after reassessment problems

Jackson County assessment director Curtis Koons  submitted his resignation today. The action comes after reassessment problems led to many inflated values – a prelude to massive tax increases – that officials now say were mistaken. The ...

County has put reassessment changes on website

If you’re in a hurry to see what’s going on with your Jackson County reassessment of your reassessment, the county has posted the new values to its website. County legislator Scott Burnett advises that if you want to find your new value, ...

County reassessment mess spreads to 68,000 properties

by Joe Lambe Jackson County officials – who said recently that errors led to  problems with 18,000 residential reassessments – on Monday said new reassessments will now be mailed to 68,000 property owners. The new  notices will go out ...

Reassessment appeal deadline extended by county

Because of reassessment problems, owners of all Jackson County property will have five extra weeks to file informal appeals. County officials announced the extension for all 296,000 parcels of property on Monday. It came after problems surfaced ...

Updated assessment notices coming to 18,000 homeowners

Updated reassessment notices for about 18,000 homeowners, many of them in Midtown neighborhoods, will start going out next week, Jackson County officials said Monday. They were among almost 70,000 properties in the county – about one third ...

Reassessment questions? Here’s some advice

The new property tax assessments continue to be a big issue in Midtown. Many who got their reassessment notices this spring have been shocked by the increase in value, even though they may have thought their value was staying steady or even ...

Midtown reassessments being reassessed

County assessment director Curtis Koons said county is mailing notice to 18,000 homeowners that their new reassessments are being reconsidered. This comes after many in Midtown have complained that their new assessed value seemed to exceed the ...

Coleman realtor helps neighbors fight reassessment

Cathie Chesen, a real estate agent who lives on Karnes Boulevard in Coleman Highlands, is helping several dozen people appeal higher assessed values from the county. At a corner in the Coleman Highlands neighborhood Sunday, dog walkers told ...