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Putnam County 2023 tax notices are going out in the mail on Friday, and citizens can expect a higher bill. The higher property taxes can be attributed to the Putnam County Commission raising the property tax rate. Property Assessor Steve Pierce said that the rate has increased from 2.472 percent to 2.66 percent, an 18.8 cent tax increase. “That’s a ... Read More »

The period for property value appeals has ended in Putnam County. Property Assessor Steve Pierce said it was amazing that the board of equalization only heard appeals for a few hours. Pierce said the county board of equalization mostly heard from commercial properties. He said now appraisal data will be compiled and sent to the state so the county can ... Read More »

Not many appeals of Putnam County property assessments…yet. Putnam County Assessor of Property Steve Pierce said that calls for both appraisals and informal reappraisals are happening later than usual this year across the state. “Everybody is calling late, especially on our commercial end–a lot of our commercials would have already been calling previously in years in the last appraisal of ... Read More »

Putnam County will lose almost $250,000 in property tax revenue due to damages from the March tornado. That’s according to Putnam County Property Assessor Steve Pierce. He said property taxes are prorated to the day of the storm. “If it was 100-percent destroyed, it will be taken off the tax rolls starting that date,” Pierce said. “Say you had a ... Read More »