Nunda Township Assessor’s Monthly Meeting Report

Mission Statement

The Nunda Township Assessor’s office mission is to administer the township assessment

program in a manner that will result in public confidence, we will be diligent in our

responsibilities, we will strive to deliver the highest degree of accuracy, productivity as well as

fairness, all while continuing to be good financial stewards with the resources the taxpayers

have entrusted us with, and always remembering it is the taxpayers we are here to serve.

Meeting Date

November 10 2016

Meeting Time

7:00 P.M.

Location

Nunda Township Town Hall

Prepared By

Mark S. Dzemske

Nunda Township Assessor

Mark S. Dzemske C.I.A.O. - M NUNDA TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR

3510 BAY ROAD CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012

Phone 815-459-6140 www.nundatownship.com Fax 815-459-5399

November 9th 2016

Lee Jennings

Angela Koscavage

Bill Boltz

Ed Dvorak

Karen Tynis

Mike Shorten

Re: Assessor’s Office October Monthly Activity Report

The month of October has been very productive in the assessment office. As of the writing of this report I am

very proud to report that with the exception of a small handful of parcels the preparation of responses and

actual hearings for the 2016 assessment year have been concluded. I have to once again say how proud I am

of the assessment team for their hard work, commitment to listening to taxpayers concerns, attempts in

resolving assessment issues at the local level and preparing timely and well thought out responses regarding

assessment appeals for formal responses to the McHenry County Board of Review.

With the outstanding weather we have been experiencing, our data collection team has been spending a great

deal of time out in the field closing out building permits, updates and continuing our strong push on updating

photographs. Once again I would like to remind everyone how important it is in the assessment process to

have up to date information for the properties in the township, it is the foundation that fair and equitable

assessments are based on. I know when most people receive a visit from the assessment office they are not

typically too happy to see us, however please keep in mind when you encounter staff members this is not

only a time for them to collect information but also a chance for you to share concerns with them and if they

are not able to answer all of your questions or concerns they will be very happy to direct you to the best

resource to assist you.

The office support staff is busy processing the building permits that have been flowing thru the office and

having them prepared for our data collection team to visit. In addition, the support staff has been very busy

processing the Real Estate Transfer Declarations. This involves not only the actual entering of this

information, it also includes verification of the sales information which is gathered thru multiple resources

and may result in the creating of an update for our data collection team. Our support staff of course will

continue to cover the incoming telephone, lobby, e-mail and fax activity.

The deputy assessors are anxiously awaiting the roll-over of the CAMA system to begin the 2017 assessment

year changes. I anticipate this will occur by the beginning of the second week of November, as we still have

some final cleanup for the 2016 assessment cycle. The deputy assessors will continue to monitor the sales

activity that is occurring. In addition, we will continue to improve the data available on your web-site and

continue the work that is required leading up to the 2019 General Assessment Year.

Please feel free to share any questions or concerns with me anytime.

Sincerely,

Mark S. Dzemske

Nunda Township Assessor

C.I.A.O. –M

Recap of Assessment Year 2016 Appeal Period

Total Parcels Appealed: 753

Type of Appeal

248 - Informal

312 - Hearing Requested

192 - Non-Hearing

1 - Mapping

Parcel Type Use Appealed

17 - Farm

5 - Conservation Stewardship

538 - Residential W/ Buildings

110 - Residential Vacant Land

45 - Commercial

18 - Commercial Office

20 – Industrial

Assessment Cycle 

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Final Comments

The monthly reports are prepared with the full intention of demonstrating transparency in the operation of the

assessment office to the town board and the taxpayers. In addition we are attempting to detail the return on the

resources the taxpayers continue to provide for the operation of the township assessor’s office.

We have attempted to demonstrate this thru the documented productivity, quality of service, availability of quality

resources (Staff, Website, etc.) and high quality documented data all provided to the well-deserved taxpayers of

Nunda Township.

Openness, accountability, and honesty define government transparency. In a free society, transparency is

government’s obligation to share information with citizens. It is at the heart of how citizens hold their public

officials accountable.

If there is additional information the town board or the taxpayer wishes to see as part of these monthly reports

please feel free to contact me either at 815-459-6140 or assessor@nundatownship.com

Deputy Assessors /

Full Time

Data Collectors /

Full Time

Support Staff /

Full Time

Support Staff /

Part Time

Karen Sawyer C.I.A.O.

(Team Leader)

Mary Vaverek

(Team Leader) Lisa Wyse Judy Clouse

Kristen Carlson C.I.A.O. Kelli Friedlund

New Projects in Nunda Township On-Going Developments Tommy’s Patriot Estates (McHenry) 875 Terra Cotta Avenue Townhomes of Prairie Lakes (McHenry) Crystal Lake Walnut Glen (Island Lake)

Prairie Woods (Island Lake) Casey’s General Store Convenience Store and Gas Station Watch them Grow 639 E. Terra Cotta Avenue (Route 176) McHenry Heating & Air, Inc. Crystal Lake McHenry Plumbing, Inc.

McHenry Excavating Lake Immediate Care Clinic 1903 Route 31 521 Kora Lane McHenry Island Lake

The Arising Church 211 Virginia Crystal Lake Remodel / Conversion of Westlanes Bowling Center for Religious Facility