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Local taxing entities now have base numbers to begin finalizing budgets
The valuation of property in Hamilton County rose by 6.9 percent in 2023, pushing the cumulative total to a record $3.26 billion. Hamilton County Assessor Pat Sandberg reported this week that total valuations for all taxing subdivisions rose by $212 million in the last year alone, which she said is a significant sum in and of itself. “Some of that increase is because I changed ag land values,” San…