Commissioners Hold Property Valuation Hearings

Monday’s meeting of the Cheyenne County Commissioners was dominated by the board meeting as the Board of Equalization.As the Board of Equalization, the commissioners held Property Valuation Protest Hearings Monday and Tuesday.

Not all protests were represented by the landowner. Several were reviewed by the Board of Equalization and a decision made. Of the landowners who appeared in defense of their protest, most of the issues regarded procedures and the range of discretion given to county assessors. For example, Cheyenne County Assessor Sybil Prosser said when she reviews a tract of fa...