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Final Board of Review for the Town of Townsend Tuesday July 2, 2024 Chairperson Monica Zeller called the adjourned Board of Review for the Town of Townsend to order at 3:00pm at the Townsend Town Hall, 16564 Elm Street, Townsend, WI 54175 Present were Chairperson Monica Zeller, Supervisor Chuck DeMoulin, Supervisor Willis Evans, Clerk Linda Ziegler and Assessor Jef Muelver. Clerk Ziegler verified that proper notices were posted for the Final Board of Review at the Townsend Post Office, town bulletin board, the door of the town hall, Laona State Bank, Townsend Branch, the Townsend website on June 13, 2024 and in the Pioneer June 17, 2024 Chairperson Zeller asked the clerk if she verified the Townsend Assessment Roll and if the affidavit was signed, and the assessor and the clerk signed. Muelver also swore to the validity of the role. Zeller asked if there were any objections, which ther e are not . There was 1 change during the open book. Evans made the motion to approve the minutes from the June 21, 202 3 Final Board of Review, 2 nd by DeMoulin – M/A Muelver stated that the county notifies him of property owners of any changes from information from building permits. His role is to inspect , sales validation and ect to get to today. Oconto County Information: New parcels – 7 , PIN deleted – 2 , ownership changes – 25 7, mail rerouted – 140 , Site address changes – 2 7, legal description changes - 1 81 , legal acre changes – 10 , district changes – 2, MFL reconciliation - 276 parcels = 9866 acres . Assessment Field Work: new homes – 1 1 , new accessory building – 4 2 , new/ongoing construction inspections – 1 41 , net new construction $ 5,195,700 or 1.6% , 202 3 real estate transactions – 245 , notices mailed June 17, 2024 , valuation changes – 1 77 and open book changes - 1 . Wisconsin Act 12 changes remove the personal property on building and property and equates into real estate value. Red Arrow property reverted to real estate and the town will receive a tax bill. The town will not need a reassessment until 2027 at the latest. The Department of Revenue will be sending notice in the Fall 2025 . Zeller said the Board of View has been in session for the required two hours and has concluded with no objections of decisions to make. Evans made the motion to adjourn at 5:00pm, 2 nd by DeMoulin – M/A M inutes appro ved July 15, 2025 L inda Ziegler, Clerk