2020 Notice for BOR Meeting and Open Book

Notice that the Assessment Roll is open for Examination and Open Book City of Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin Pursuant to s. 70.45, Wis. Stats. the assessment roll for the Year 2020 assessment is available at: https://www.apraz.com/2020assessmentroll. Due to the current “Safer at Home” order Open Book meetings are only being conducted by phone, email or internet video conferencing (Zoom application) rather than conducting in person meetings for everyone’s safety. The Open Book is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. You may reach the assessor during this time by calling 920-749-1995. The Assessor can also be reached during regular business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM). You may call anytime but no later than 3 days prior to the Board of Review to conduct your Open Book meeting. If the assessor is not available at the time of your call, the company will make every effort to return your call within 24 hours. When leaving a message please provide your name, phone number, the Municipality in which the property is located, and the Tax Key Number from your assessment notice or tax bill. You may contact the assessor by phone at 920-749-1995, by email at info.apraz@gmail.com, or by mail at: Associated Appraisal Consultants, Inc., PO Box 440, Greenville, WI 54942. Instructional material are also available at the above link for persons who wish to object to valuations under s. 70.47, Wis. Stats. Notice of Board of Review Meeting The Board of Review will meet on the Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at Antigo City Hall, 700 Edison Street, Antigo, for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the forty-five day period beginning on the fourth Monday of April, pursuant to s. 70.47(1), Wis. Stats. Pursuant to s. 70.47(2), Wis. Stats: 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 that person’s objection except at a session of the board. No person may appear before the board of review or contest the amount of any 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 under sec. 70.47(3)(a), that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sec. 70.47(6m)(a) 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, 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, 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; unless the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under s. 73.03(2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall 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 s.19.35(1). Notice is hereby given this 22nd day of April, 2020 Kaye M. Matucheski Clerk-Treasurer/Finance Director