Board of Review

PUBLIC NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF FOX CROSSING

The assessment roll for the year 2023 will be open for examination in the Arden Tews Assembly Room at Fox Crossing Municipal Complex, 2000 Municipal Drive, Neenah, Wisconsin, on the following date:

Open Book

Wednesday, May 3, 2023        12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

During these times, the assessor will be present to answer property owners’ questions about their assessments.

Valuation discussions will also be conducted via telephone appointment with Accurate Appraisal up until 48 hours prior to the Board of Review. To schedule an appointment, log on to www.accurateassessor.com then click “Appointments” or call 920-749-8098.

Initial Assessment Roll 2023 from Accurate Appraisal
Winnebago County
Outagamie County

After speaking with an assessor, if you still wish to object to the assessment, contact the Village Clerk, Darla Fink, at 920-720-7149 or Darla Fink to file a written “Objection to Real Estate Property Tax Form” (a link to which can be found at the bottom of this page) and schedule an appointment to appear before the Board of Review.  A written or oral intent to object must be filed with the Clerk at least 48 hours prior to Board of Review.

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE VILLAGE OF FOX CROSSING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Village of Fox Crossing of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, will be in session on June 5th, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. (for at least 2 hours) in the Arden Tews Assembly Room at the Fox Crossing Municipal Complex, 2000 Municipal Drive, Neenah, Wisconsin, for the purpose of hearing objections to property valuations.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:

  1. No person will be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of such property being assessed.
  2. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection, except at a session of the Board. Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the Board of Review.
  3. The Board of Review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the Board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the Board’s Clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the Board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the Board’s first scheduled meeting, and the Board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the Board of Review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.
  4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the Clerk of the Board of Review within the first 2 hours of the Board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the Board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The Board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the Board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the Board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the Board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the Board.
  5. When appearing before the Board of Review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
  6. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless no later than 7 days before the first meeting of the Board of Review the person supplies the assessor with all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under §73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the Assessor requests. The Village of Fox Crossing has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under §19.35 (1), Wis. Stats.
  7. The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement.
  8. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under §70.47 (3) (a), Wis. Stats., that person provides the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the Board of Review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.

Full Value Assessment Letter from Accurate Appraisal, LLC

Personal Property Assessment Letter from Accurate Appraisal, LLC

Understanding your Assessment and Frequently Asked Questions

Objection to Real Property Assessment Form

Agent Authorization Form

Objection Form for Personal Property Assessment

2023 Guide for Property Owners