Board of Review — Minutes

Village of Withee Phone: 715-229-4319 511 Division * P.O. Box A * Withee, Wisconsin 54498 The Withee Village Board met on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 5 pm in the Municipal Building, Conference Room for the Board of Review (BOR). President Pro Tem Randy Shelton called the meeting to order at 5 pm. Roll call was answered by Randy Shelton, Nancy Amacher, William Kroeplin, Susan Kalepp, and Clerk Niemi. Clerk Niemi recorded the meeting. Also, in attendance was Mike Kochaver of Bowmar Appraisal, Inc. President Klabon arrived at 5:01 pm and assumed the chair. Clerk Niemi confirmed that all the appropriate notices were made for the Board of Review. The notice was placed on the Village website, published in the Enterprise Sentinel and Rural News, and posted at the Village Municipal Building, Village Shop, and Withee Post Office on April 1, 2026. Nominations were opened for chairperson. A Kalepp/Amacher motion to nominate Shelton as chairperson carried, all ayes. Nominations were opened for vice-chairperson. A Kroeplin/Amacher motion to nominate Kalepp as vice chairperson carried, all ayes. Clerk Niemi verified that she received the mandatory 2026 board of review training, completed the exam, and filed the Board of Review Member Training affidavit with the Department of Revenue. Clerk Niemi verified that the Village has an ordinance for the confidentiality of income and expense information provided to the Assessor under state law (Wis. Stat. §70.47(7)(af)). Ordinance #01-07-2024 was approved and published in 2024. The Board of Review received the assessment roll and the sworn statement from the clerk. The assessment roll was reviewed for errors and omitted property; none were found. Members reviewed Kochaver’s written assessor report for 2025. Twenty-six parcels were reviewed with 15 permits. There were 31 total sales. Valid improved sales were 14 and valid vacant sales were zero. Kochaver reported that the Village picked up $596,500 in new construction, which is roughly 2% increase, which is very good for a small municipality. Kochaver said the municipality went out of compliance already, so will need a revalue by the end of 2030. Since last year, property appreciated about 10% which is above average. There were no taxpayers to examine the assessment data. Clerk Niemi did not have to swear in the Assessor for testimony, as there were no objectors. There were no objections to review as none were received. There were no objectors present to hear testimony. There were no objectors present; therefore, the clerk did not have to report on notification of the decisions. An Amacher/Kalepp motion to adjourn the Board of Review at 7 pm carried, all ayes. Ellen Niemi, Village Clerk