WMOK spoke with the Supervisor of Assessments Gary Hamm for Coffee Break on April 27, 2023.
We discussed the following topics:
- Things homeowners can do to improve resale value of home
- Outside Curb Appeal
- Paint & Floor coverings
- Most expensive items
- Little details
- Clean and organize
- How often to reassess value
- Keep line of communication open
- Tax bills
- 3 things that effect your taxes
- A value change
- Exemptions
- Taxing Districts
- 11 taxing districts
- A lot of variables
- Importance of assessed value
- Hub – gis-massac-county.hub.arcgis.com
- Most updated information
- The senior freeze
- Solar power
- 618-524-9632 – Tax Assessor’s Office
- Ghamm@massaccountyil.gov
- Farm committee meeting coming up in June
Hear our conversation below:
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