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Public Notice-Board of Equalization Notice

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 207 W 2nd Avenue Franklin, VA 23851

Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Equalization for Franklin City will meet on the days hereafter listed for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequalities including errors in acreage. Upon hearing such complaints, either oral or written, the Board will give consideration AND INCREASE, DECREASE, OR AFFIRM such real estate assessments. Before a change can be granted, the taxpayer or his agent must overcome a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must provide a preponderance of the evidence that the assessment of the property is not uniform with the assessments of other similar properties or that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value.

 

Appointments may be scheduled every 30 minutes to minimize waiting. To appear before the Board of Equalization, please call Lisa Rountree at (757)562-4870 from 8:30am to 5:00pm, or e-mail lrountree@franklinva.com. Meetings of the board to hear objections will be held at City Hall in the City Council Chambers at 207 West Second Avenue, Franklin, Virginia. The board will meet on the following dates, beginning at 9am:

September 25, 2024

September 26, 2024

September 27, 2024

 

By order of the City of Franklin Board of Equalization.