Tax valuation protest deadline June 30

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County property owners have until June 30 to file a protest of the tax valuation on their agricultural land, commercial and/or residential properties.

County commissioners, who also act as the county's board of equalization, said at their weekly meeting Monday morning they have had 10 protests filed since notices of valuation changes were mailed earlier this month.

Protest forms are available in the county clerk's office, in the southeast corner of the second floor of the courthouse at 502 Norris Ave. in McCook.

A protest must contain: Name and address of the owner of record; a legal description of the real property; a parcel number, if assigned; value of the property before the change and the value after the change; and a statement of the reason(s) why a reduction in value is appropriate.

Comparisons to comparable properties are helpful.

Commissioners have set these dates, as needed, for protest hearings:

Monday, July 1, 1-3:30 p.m.; Monday, July 8, 1-3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 10, 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m.; Thursday, July 11, 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 17, 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m.; Monday, July 22, 1-3:30 p.m.; Tuesday, July 23, 1-3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 24, 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m.; and Thursday, July 25, 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m.

The hearings are conducted in the commissioners' room on the third floor of the courthouse.