HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-22-26 BOER MINUTESASSEMBLY
The 2025 New Hanover County Board of Equalization and Review met on Thursday January 22, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Conference Room 139 of the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government
Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting was to hear appeals by property owners regarding their 2025 tax value assessments.
Members present for the session were: Co-Chairman Clayton Hamerski, Rachel Gillilan, Chris Stewart, and Ida Smith.
Staff members present were Assistant Tax Administrator Chris Boney, Appraisal Manager Bob Kovar, Appraisers Yvonne Swinehart, and Bill Jones, and Fiscal Support Specialist Michelle Martin.
Co-Chairman Clayton Hamerski called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Agenda item #1: Approval of Minutes
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Agenda item #3: Hearings from Appellants 9 AM
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Ida Smith to Accept County Recommended Value $1,066,200 motion carried 4 to 0.
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Clayton Hamerski to Accept County Revised Value $ 751,800 motion carried 4 to 0.
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Rachel Gillilan MOVED, SECOND by Chris Stewart to Accept County Revised Value $857,900 motion carried 4 to 0.
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Clayton Hamerski to Accept County Recommended Value $395,300 motion carried 4 to 0.
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Rachel Gillilan MOVED, SECOND by Chris Stewart to Accept County Recommended Value $4,522,700 motion carried 4 to 0.
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Rachel Gillilan to Accept County Recommended Value $1,829,100 motion carried 4 to 0.
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Clayton Hamerski MOVED, SECOND by Chris Stewart to Accept County Recommended Value $541,500 motion carried 4 to 0.
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Clayton Hamerski to Accept County Recommended Value $801,600 motion carried 4 to 0.
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Rachel Gillilan to Accept County Recommended Value $2,619,800 motion carried 4 to 0.
Agenda item #4: Withdrew for 9 AM
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Agenda item #5: Failed to show for 9 AM
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Clayton Hamerski to Uphold County Recommended Values on Tabs 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, and 19 motion carried 4 to 0.
Agenda item #6: Hearings from Appellants 1 PM
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Clayton Hamerski to Accept County Revised Value $559,900 motion carried 4 to 0.
Agenda item #7: Withdrew for 1 PM
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Agenda item #8: Failed to show for 1 PM
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Chris Stewart MOVED, SECOND by Rachel Gillilan to Uphold County Recommended Values for Tabs 21, 22, 23, 24, and 26 motion carried 4 to 0.
Agenda item #9: Affirmation of the Following Signed and Agreed to Values
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Agenda item #10: Recess
There being no further business to consider, Clayton Hamerski recessed the meeting at 1:40 PM. The next meeting will be on January 27, 2026.
Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Martin