Revised statements sent to correct valuations

Property taxpayers in parts of the county got a surprise in their mailboxes Tuesday.

According to county Treasurer Bob Lothspeich and county Assessor Joe Reynolds, approximately 850 statements were mailed Monday explaining tax roll corrections.

The problem stems from a “finger flub” error in which the original statement to one taxpayer was based on a property valuation which included several erroneous zeros on the property valuation, to the tune of $36 million.

That made the tax bill out of line, but the county was unaware of the problem until the taxpayer questioned the statement at about the...