Board of Equalization hears five property assessment appeals

The Petersburg Borough Assembly sat as the Board of Equalization (BOE) for 2015 property assessment appeals on April 6. There were 66 appeals this year, most of which were settled privately with the Borough’s assessors Mike Renfro and Arne Erickson from the Appraisal Company of Alaska out of Anchorage.

Renfro said the appeals process was straightforward this year.

“Most of the appeals were people that had legitimate issues and we addressed all of those concerns,” said Renfro.

Five appeals went before the BOE for consideration. The BOE denied the appeals, unanimously approving the assessor’s re...