Property Assessment Changes Are Posted For Geneva, Burlington Townships
The 2019 assessment changes for property in Burlington Township and Geneva Township are being published today (Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019)!
The 2019 Burlington Township assessment changes are published in the Fox Valley Daily Herald, and 2019 assessment changes for property in Geneva Township are published in the Kane County Chronicle.
If you want to challenge your property tax assessment in either of these two fine townships, the final filing deadline doing so is Oct. 15, 2019.
After all revisions and corrections by the Burlington Township Assessor were applied, each non-farm property in the township was equalized with a factor of 1.0554.
Each non-farm property in Geneva Township was equalized with a factor of 1.0000.
What’s an “equalization factor” and what does “equalization” mean? Basically, it’s the factor by which the assessed value of a property is multiplied to arrive at a value for the property that is in line with statewide tax assessments. Click this link to learn more about equalization factors.
Burlington And Geneva Township Assessors
Debbie McKermitt is the Burlington Township assessor. To obtain assessment information about a property in Burlington Township, call the Township Assessor’s Office at 847-683-2555 or visit the Burlington Township Assessor’s website.
Denise Lacure is the Geneva Township assessor. To obtain assessment information about a property in Geneva Township, call the Township Assessor’s Office at 630-232-3600 or visit the Geneva Township Assessor’s website.
Filing Deadlines
So, to recap:
Assessment changes in Aurora Township were published Sept. 5; the final filing deadline for Aurora Township is Oct. 7, 2019.
Assessment changes in Dundee and St. Charles townships were published Aug. 22; the final filing deadline for these townships is Sept. 23, 2019.
Assessment changes in Blackberry Township were published Aug. 15; the final filing deadline for this township is Sept. 16, 2019.
Assessment changes in Big Rock Township were published Aug. 12; the final filing deadline for this township is today (Sept. 11, 2019. )
The final filing deadlines for Batavia, Big Rock, Campton, Hampshire,Kaneville, Plato, Sugar Grove, and Virgil townships have passed; by law, assessment complaints can no longer be accepted for these townships.
Assessment changes for Rutland Township have not yet been published; as of today, no final filing deadline has been established for this township.
Click this link to see the Board of Review Progress Report.
Online Assessment Complaint ‘How To’ Videos
The Kane County Board of Review is offering a series of short webinars to assist taxpayers who are thinking about filing an assessment complaint with the board.
Click this link to view the YouTube webinars.
Property Tax Website
Kane County has a valuable tool that is especially helpful for people who are filing assessment complaints. The a state-of-the-art, property-tax information website provides tons of valuable information, including the recent sale prices of properties near you.
More Information
Property Tax Quick Links
SOURCE: This is a re-post of information provided in the Kane Assessments Newsletter. To subscribe, click on this link.
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