Most complaints fail; vote assessor out

I have a better way to resolve assessment disputes. Get rid of the Board of Equalization.

Only 1 percent of people applying for relief were granted it. This means that the people were wrong 99 percent of the time. Is this a rigged system or not?

This is a complete waste of the board’s time and the people’s time. People should know that if they have a complaint against the assessors’ office, elect him out of office. The law is rigged against the people, and the assessor is right all the time. You cannot get information from the assessors’ office about how they determined the value of your property, what mass assessment you were subject to, or what Ouija board they used to assume your property value.

My home was built in 1966 and an addition was added in 1996, I purchased it in 1999. Since 2001 my assessment has gone up $127,500 with no improvements made to the property. The assessor does not have to prove to you he is right, you have to prove him wrong with no help from them. As far as Joe Mann, “we’re in support of anything that will benefit the taxpayer,” I say it ain’t so if 99 percent of the applicants fail to get positive resolution.

You, sir, are in the pocket of the tax collector and not an advocate for the people.

Don CollingsSpokane Valley