Marion Residents Hit with High Property Assessments

Property Values More than Double for Many, Raising Concerns of Potential Increase in Tax Bills
Many Marion County residents are shocked by the figures on the property value assessments they recently received in the mail, as property values have gone up considerably.
A post about the new assessments on a community social media page prompted many comments. Multiple people said the listed value of their land doubled, or more than doubled, while some said they saw an increase of around 40 percent. The general consensus was that the values represent a significant increase.
Some speculated that it is due to a "money grab by the county".
Others offered other potential reasons, such as, "all the out-of-state people coming in buying land and houses a...