Reappriasals to start on Mahoning County properties
YOUNGSTOWN — Someone will soon be looking at your house to see what it’s worth.
The two-year process of reappraising all 166,000 parcels of Mahoning County real estate is beginning this spring.
State law requires that this comprehensive reappraisal be performed every six years.
Any changes in real estate taxes based on the reappraisal would be reflected beginning with the first-half tax bills to be sent out in February 2012, said Michael V. Sciortino, county auditor.
The reappraisal will be done by the Niles-based Integrity Appraisal Services Inc., which will soon open an Austintown office. The state-registered appraisal firm, founded in 1991, will view each property and update its characteristics.
Aerial and ground photography are being used as tools in the reappraisal process, and the appraisers will display identification, said Carol McFall, chief deputy auditor.
“We tell the residents, if they see somebody taking pictures of their house, not to get concerned because that’s just a normal part of the process,” McFall said.
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