PROPERTY REVALUATION PROJECT ON HOLD UNTIL NEXT YEAR

Property assessments in Ava will remain are the current level for one more year.  In March, the town board heard concerns from numerous residents that  data collected over the past 9 months needed further review before the  property revaluation project was finalized and accepted. With the concurrence of  town assessor Stephen Hunter, the town board determined that the new assessments and land values should put on hold for one year to allow for adjustments where necessary before being utilized  in the 2011 tax roll.

Therefore, all town property owners were notified by mail in early May that assessment figures contained in the impact letters received in early March are now invalid. When the tentative tax roll was filed with Oneida County in April, assessments figures for 2010 for most parcels are remained at the 2009 level.

Final adjustments to the tax roll  took place during May and the final roll will be submitted to the county by the Assessor at the beginning of June. The new assessments will first be reflected in the school tax bills sent in August of 2011.

Current property assessment information can be seen at the town's website: www.townofava.org.