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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Incumbent Township Assessor ready to finish what she started | Belvidere Daily Republican
Written by Natalie Conover
She is eager to talk about the improvements she has made since taking office in January 2010, including reducing residential property assessments by 32%, as well as locating and listing over twelve million dollars of omitted property that was never before listed on the tax rolls.
“This omitted property is extra money,” Helnore said. “The amount is around $450,000 direct tax dollars every year.” What does this mean for tax payers? A fairer distribution of everyone’s tax burden.