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Department Personnel
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Ed VanderVries - City Assessor
assessor@dowagiac.org
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesdays Only |
Carrie
Runyon - Office Manager
crunyon@dowagiac.org
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday-Friday |
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Office located at
City Hall
241 S. Front Street Dowagiac, MI 49047
Phone - (269) 782-8427 Fax - (269) 782-1838
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Department
Overview
The Assessor's Office is responsible for the valuation
of properties for taxes. This office does not collect taxes. Each
year, properties are assessed to provide a basis for tax bills.
The value can be appealed in March at the Board of Review.
This office also administers the Principal Residential Exemption
Affidavit or "homestead exemption." To apply for a homestead,
the form can be obtained at the Assessor's Office or can be viewed
at "Download Central". This form must be submitted by
May 1st in order for the homestead to be effective for that tax
year.
State
Web Site Contacts
For frequently asked questions, use of the
property tax estimator and to download forms, go to www.michigan.gov/treasury.
Assessment Notices
Each year, the City sends
all property owners a "Notice of Change of Assessment" form,
which indicates new valuations for each property. For further explanation,
CLICK
HERE.
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