Assessment Methodology Frequently Asked Questions

​If you have questions about the Four Lakes Special Assessment methodology, check out the SAD FAQ section on our website. You can read the answers to the common questions below here.

1. Why did the assessment methodology change?
2. Why aren’t property owners with two or more parcels (properties) assessed as one?
3. If I am a property owner in the Four Lakes Special Assessment District, and there will be an at-large assessment to the county and township as well, will I have to pay three times? Isn’t this “double taxation”?
4. I own property that’s not in the Four Lakes SAD. Why am I assessed for the lakes through an at-large assessment?
5. How can I see my assessment amount?
6. What are the preliminary days of review?
7. How can I appeal or dispute my assessment?
8. Will the same methodology apply to the capital improvement assessment?
9. Why does my parcel have the wrong name on it?
   
10. Are the property lines on the GIS map accurate?

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