Buffalo meetings planned for 2025 reassessment

According to city officials, the meetings are intended to give residents a better understanding of the reassessment process, including the general timeline, as well as specific details about how reassessments are done and how this particular reassessment will affect residents. property taxes.

“We encourage all residents to attend their district meeting to get valuable information and have their questions answered,” Common Council President Christopher P. Scanlon said in a statement.

Nine meetings, one for each Council district, have been scheduled. Residents are encouraged to attend meetings scheduled for their individual neighborhood. All meetings will begin at 5:30 p.m.

The first meeting, for Fillmore District residents, is scheduled for July 8 at the Salvation Army, 960 Main St.

This will be followed by meetings for South District residents on July 9 at Southside Elementary School, 430 Southside Parkway; and for University District residents on July 11 at Kensington/Bailey Neighborhood Housing Services, 995 Kensington Ave.

Next week, meetings will be held for Lovejoy District residents, July 15 at the Autumnwood Senior Center, 1800 Clinton St.; and for Ellicott District residents on July 18 at the downtown branch of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square.

Subsequent meetings will be held for Masten District residents on July 25 in the community room at the Northland Workforce Training Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave. for Niagara District residents, July 29 at the Richmond-Summer Recreation Center, 337 Summer St.; for Northern District residents, July 30 at West Hertel School, 489 Hertel Ave. ; and for residents of the District of Delaware on August 1 at the North Buffalo Community Center, 203 Sanders Road.

The purpose of reassessments is to provide fair and equitable property assessments. The last reassessment project was implemented in 2020. Since then, city officials said, there has been historic growth and increase in property values, making it necessary to conduct reviews regularly to ensure all properties are accurately valued.

To facilitate the task of reassessing nearly 94,000 city parcels, the Department of Assessment and Taxation contracted with KLW Municipal Inc. and Emminger, Newton, Pigeon and Magyar to conduct a comprehensive reassessment of all real estate over the next year.