00-BOR 2025 long notice

Notice of the City of Oconto Falls Open Book & Board of Review STATE OF WISCONSIN CITY OF OCONTO FALLS COUNTY OF OCONTO NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK FOR ASSESSMENT ROLL EXAMINATION Notice is hereby given that pursuant to s. 70.45, Wis. Stats., the assessment roll for the Year 2024 assessment will be open for examination on Wednesday, the 30th day of July, 2025 at the City Municipal Building, 500 North Chestnut Ave from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM and Thursday, the 31st day of July,2025 at the City Municipal Building, 500 North Chestnut Ave. from 3:00pm until 7:00pm. If property owners have questions regarding the valuation of their real estate or personal property and are unable to attend Open Book examination date, you are encouraged to contact Accurate Assessing, accurateassessor.com or (920-749-8098) prior to this date to discuss any concerns. NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review (from here on referred to as BOR or board) for the City of Oconto Falls shall meet on Thursday, September 4, 2025 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the City Municipal Building, 500 North Chestnut Ave to hear objections from property owners who follow requirements pursuant to s.70.47(7), Wis. Stats. Please be advised of the following requirements: • Sec.70.47(7)(aa), Wis.Stats., provides that the BOR may deny a hearing to a property owner who does not allow the assessor to complete an exterior view. • After the first BOR meeting and before the BOR’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the BOR may contact, or provide information to, a member of the BOR about that person’s objection except at a BOR session. • No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by phone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the BOR or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under sub.(3) (a), that person provides to the BOR clerk a notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sub.(6m) 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 BOR, the person must specify in writing, his or her estimate of the land value and improvements that he or she is objecting and the person must specify the information that he or she used to arrive at that estimate. • No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by phone or object to a valuation; if the assessor or objector made the valuation using the income method; unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under state law (sec.73.03(2a), Wis.Stats.), that the assessor requests. The municipality or county must provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses provided to the assessor under this paragraph and provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under state law (sec.19.35(1), Wis.Stats.). Respectfully submitted, City of Oconto Falls Deputy Clerk Jenny Friedman Published as a Class I Notice on July 4, 2025 and July 18, 2025 in Oconto County Times Herald