A growing chorus of Mecklenburg County citizens and elected officials is calling for a complete re-do of the 2011 property tax revaluation. The independent review completed last week found most of the new property values are accurate. But values in a small percentage of neighborhoods – perhaps 10 percent – are significantly out-of-whack, according to the report.
So now what? The Mecklenburg County commission meets Tuesday night at 6 p.m. to discuss.
A map of Mecklenburg County where red indicates sampled neighborhoods with "major" equity problems.
Credit Todd Sumlin / Charlotte Observer
Commissoner Bill James and County Manager Harry Jones have an exchange following a presentation of a revaluation study at the Government Center Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012.
Witt Putney of Pearson's Appraisal Service explains a wall-sized map of Mecklenburg County showing hundreds of 2011 property valuations the firm is reviewing.
Property owners hoping to learn if the 2011 tax values assigned to their neighborhoods will be re-done because of errors will have to wait at least a few more weeks. The firm hired by Mecklenburg County to evaluate the property revaluation process will not share details of its findings until a county commission meeting on Nov. 13. And even then, there are significant hurdles in fixing whatever flaws the firm uncovers.
