JACKSON COUNTY CONFRONTS TAX ASSESSMENT DISASTER!!!!

Already locals are fearful of highly specialized "tax strike teams" surveying local property amid the current Jackson County property tax appraisal process. 

Now . . . 

TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! CHECK THIS PREVIEW OF PROBS THAT WILL MAKE IMPENDING PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS WORSE THAN ANYTHING JACKSON COUNTY HAS EVER WITNESSED!!!

There are a lot of moving parts to this story but we just want to get the basics out there first because locals stuck in the low-end income brackets deserve early warning.

Here's the word . . . 

These are the main problems confronting taxpayers during upcoming assessment season . . . 

- Location, location, location - Courthouse offices are now in flux and the likelihood of offices moving around threatens to confuse locals who are working to appeal, clarify and amend their assessments. 

- Tech trouble already confuses many property owners . . . The appeal process is becoming more complex and insiders aren't certain that tech solutions will be accessible to so many older residents.

- Election time hesitation . . . Tax spikes during election season are the kiss of death for any incumbent. However, an early start would help taxpayers . . . Don't expect to see any massive changes until AFTER the winner of the contest for Exec is decided in November. 

Accordingly . . .

As much as than any other complaint . . . Taxpayer antipathy about 2019 assessments nearly defeated Executive Frank White against a relatively unknown contender. In the end, most people vote with their wallets. 

And so . . . 

If Legislator Theresa Galvin offers any hope of improvement for this impending & costly FAIL . . . Jackson County voters might be willing to listen to her and cross party lines in order to keep their homes. 

Developing . . .