Alcoa’s Board of Commissioners has thrown its weight behind a plan to recheck property values twice as often, arguing that more frequent updates would take some of the shock out of big swings in appraisals.
The board on Tuesday unanimously backed Blount County Property Assessor Todd Orr’s last-minute pitch for a countywide reappraisal every two years, instead of waiting four or more. Orr told city leaders that tighter review cycles would keep assessments closer to real-world market values and help avoid the kind of sharp jumps the county saw with its 2023 reappraisals. Commissioners passed a resolution and an ordinance on first reading supporting the shift and signaled they want the county to take it up during a workshop. Orr said mid-cycle corrections in 2025,…..