If you live in St. Joseph County and you’re not happy with your property tax assessment, you’ll have another town hall meeting to complain, ask questions and learn more about the process.
St. Joseph County Assessor Mike Castellon will host another town hall meeting June 7, a week from this Saturday, for people upset about their assessments. The first town hall May 17 drew a full crowd to the Howard Park Event Center.
Castellon, a Republican, is hosting the meetings with County Auditor John Murphy, a Democrat. They originally planned four town halls, with others coming to New Carlisle, Walkerton and Lakeville, but Castellon says he decided to add a fifth one because so many people asked him to.
At Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting, Castellon thanked commissioners for providing security.
"Security is paramount to ensure that our taxpayers feel safe and have a place where they can come and express their concerns with property assessments," he said. "It's no secret that property assessments have always been a hot topic of discussion amongst our constituents and the residents of St. Joseph County."
The June 7 meeting will run 10 a.m. to noon at the County-City Building’s 4th Floor Council Chambers.
