Assessor

The Village of Fox Crossing has a contract for assessor services with Accurate Appraisal, LLC.  The assessor is responsible for uniform values of all real estate and personal property located within the Village of Fox Crossing for property tax purposes.  It is the assessor’s responsibility to ensure fair and equitable assessments based on fair market value; which property tax burden is then distributed fairly among all property owners.  A change in assessed value does not automatically mean a change in property taxes.

The Assessor does not set the tax rate, nor raise or collect taxes to cover municipal budgets. The Assessor conducts the valuation process while operating in accordance with Chapter 5 of the Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual and the assessment procedure governed by Chapter 70 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Laws are very specific as to how the work is carried out.  The Assessor must be within 10% of market value as defined by Statute, at least once in every 5-year period.

PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
When assessments are finalized, the assessor will mail Notices of Changed Assessment to property owners whose assessment values have changed.

Property owners are encouraged to participate in Open Book, either in person or by email, to review and discuss their assessment with the assessor. If, after this discussion, you still disagree with your assessment, you may file a formal appeal with the Village Clerk to be scheduled for hearing at the Board of Review.

For more information about Open Book and the Board of Review process, please click here.