Notice that the Assessment Roll is Open for Examination and Open Book

STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of Mount Pleasant, Green County 

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 70.45, the assessment roll for the Year 2026 assessment will be open for examination starting on the Tuesday, the 8^th day of September, 2026 at 9:00 am., until noon., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and at apraz.com/assessment-roll/

Additionally, the assessor shall be available at the Town Hall, N6975 Marshall Bluff Road, Monticello, from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. on Tuesday, 8^th of September, 2026, for Open Book. Open Book by phone is available on Wednesday, 9^th of September, 2026, from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. PLEASE CALL 920-749-1995 FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR OPEN BOOK. Instructional material will be provided at the open book to persons who wish to object to valuations under Wis. Stat. § 70.47.

Notice of Board of Review Two-Hour Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Mount Pleasant, Green County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on Thursday, 24^th of September, 2026, from 8:00a.m., at Town of Mount Pleasant Town Hall, N6975 Marshall Bluff Road. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board of Review:

1. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board of Review’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact or provide information to a member of the Board of Review about the person’s objection, except at a session of the Board of Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the Board of Review.
2. The Board of Review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the Board of Review Clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the Board of Review shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, and the Board of Review may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session, or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days, with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the Board of Review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting. 

    3. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the Board of          Review Clerk within the first 2 hours of the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon                evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the Board of Review may waive that requirement up to the end of          the 5th day of the session, or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 The              Board of Review may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms            approved by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and the Board of Review shall require that any forms            include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that                land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person                who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the          valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to                     question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in         good faith presented evidence to the Board of Review in support of the objections and made full disclosure         before the Board of Review, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district           and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express               action of the Board.

  4. When appearing before the Board of Review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the                      person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the                   person’s objection and specify the information used to arrive at that estimate.

  5. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or object to       a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation,       unless no later than 7 days before the first meeting of the Board of Review, the person supplies the assessor       with all the information about income and expenses that the assessor requests, as specified in Assessor's             Manual Under Wis.Stat.§73.03(2a). Town of Mount Pleasant has an ordinance for the confidentiality of                   information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides         exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their             officer or by order of a court. The information that is provided in this paragraph, unless a court determines           that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wis. Stat. § 19.35(1).

  6. The Board of Review shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board        a letter from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under Wis. Stat.        § 441.16(2) that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the              Board of Review, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s                  request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement.

   7. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or contest           the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board of Review, or           at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under Wis. Stat. § 70.47(3)(a), that           person provides notice to the Board of Review Clerk as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a           member of the Board of Review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length        of time the hearing will take.

   8. No person shall be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone or to         contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable           written request by certified mail of the assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of the             real or personal property being assessed.