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Property Damaged by flood or other circumstances

Posted: Dec. 10, 2015

Property owners who have experienced damage from the flood or other circumstances can obtain a Destroyed Property form from the Assessor’s Office on the second floor of the Historic Courthouse …

Personal Property Filing Deadline Approaches

Posted: Feb. 18, 2015

PERSONAL PROPERTY FORMS ARE DUE ON APRIL 30, 2018. To avoid a late filing penalty, the assessor must receive your listing form by April 30th. The penalty is five percent …

East Lewis County Hospital and Fire Districts meet to avoid prorationing

Posted: Jan. 9, 2015

As happened last year, some of the taxing districts in East Lewis County were faced with the potential issue of prorationing, the process of using a legal “pecking order” to …

Revaluation Notices Reveal New Property Values for 2015 Tax Year

Posted: Jan. 9, 2015

APPEALS OF THE 2014 ASSESSMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION BY AUGUST 13, 2014 Lewis County Assessor, Dianne Dorey, announced approximately 24,996 revaluation notices for assessment year …

Consolidation of Timber Land with Designated Forest Land Program

Posted: Jan. 9, 2015

During the 2014 legislative session, Senate Bill 6180 was passed by the Washington State Legislature which provided the county legislative authority the option to merge its timber land classification with …

Levy Rates Established and Taxes Certified to the Lewis County Treasurer

Posted: Feb. 5, 2014

On January 15, 2014, the 2014 Property Tax Roll was certified to the Lewis County Treasurer by the Lewis County Assessor's office. Watch for 2014 Levy Report updates on the …

2013 New Construction, Homesite Error and Trending Error Assessment notices in mail boxes this week

Posted: Feb. 5, 2014

2013 New Construction, Homesite Error and Trending Error Assessment notices for taxes due in 2014 should be appearing in mail boxes this week. These values notices reflect what the value …

2013 ASSESSMENT NOTICES HIT MAIL BOXES THIS WEEK

Posted: Oct. 3, 2013

Approximately 33,050 revaluation notices for assessment year 2013 for taxes owed in 2014 have been mailed and should start arriving to property owners this week. The current revaluation area encompasses …

Personal Property eFile available for 2014 filings

Posted: July 10, 2013

eFile IS NOW AVAILABLE! The E-file system was recently unavailable to those that were attempting to file their Personal Property listings online. The error has been corrected and the system …

2012 REVALUATION NOTICES TO HIT MAIL BOXES THIS WEEK

Posted: Oct. 22, 2012

Approximately 23,400 revaluation notices for assessment year 2012 for taxes owed in 2013 have been mailed and should start arriving to property owners this week. The current revaluation area encompasses …