Newton Co. Assessor declines requested property value increases

Newton Co. Assessor declines requested property value increases

The Newton County Assessor is at odds with the Missouri State Tax Commission over the state's request to raise property assessment values. 80 counties in Mo were informed by the commission they were out of compliance with state law, and were told to raise property assessment values. But the Newton County Assessor is refusing to raise them by the amount requested, even as the state tax commission takes action against her.

Newton County Assessor refuses to raise property value rates – Newstalk KZRG

Newton County Assessor Cheryle Perkins is standing up for residents by NOT raising county property tax valuations by 12%, even though the state’s tax commission says she is out of compliance. “I told them I would not do that,” Perkins told Newstalk KZRG. “Then they decided that they put up this little step scenario that if I don’t do this, then they’re going to go to my BOE board. Well, my BOE board’s not going to do it either. So then they said…