Open Book/Board of Review Notice

Notice of Board of Review Town of Arpin NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town Of Arpin of Wood County. “The assessor will be conducting the Open Book meeting for the 2026 assessment year remotely by phone. Feel free to call his office Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm with any questions you may have regarding your Notice of Assessment at 608-372-2964. To speak directly to the assessor, you can call on May 27,10:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m. at 608-372-2964.” and Board of Review Thursday the 4th of June, 2026 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Town of Arpin Fire Department. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements is appearing before the Board. No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment or real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assessment unless,at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48 hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for the failure to meet the 48 hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of any Board member and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take. When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. No person may appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03 (2a) of Wisconsin Statues, that the Assessor requests. The Town of Arpin has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of court. The information that is provided under this paragragh, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35 (1) of Wisconsin Statutes. The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who represent to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No persons may testify by telephone. Respectfully submitted, Town of Arpin Clerk, Shelly Grimm