The Polk County Assessor's office says more than 700 people have filed petitions against that increase, ... Iowa — Polk County residents still have time to appeal their property tax assessment.

The Polk County Compensation Board approved the raises for the assessor's office, but also voted to require a compensation study for the office. Polk County Assessor Randy Ripperger this week ...

Because the assessor's office is closed to the public due to the pandemic, protests must be filed via email at [email protected]; by fax at 515-286-3386; or mailed to 111 Court Ave ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — It's a shock for the owners of some million-dollar homes in Polk County. Someone they don't know is asking the Polk County Assessor’s Office to raise or lower their new ...

Polk County Assessor Douglas Schmidt, 66, is retiring at the end of February, two years before his third term ends. He told his staff in December and submitted his resignation letter to Polk ...

Editor's note: The Telegram was notified at approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 that Polk County Assessor Shelia Cermak submitted a letter of resignation at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Polk County Assessor's Office anticipates an average 36% increase in agriculture property this year. In Ames, that average increase is roughly 40%. The steep hike in property ...

Governmental experience: Patoine began her career in the Polk County Assessor's Office as an appraiser, then data analyst, then chief appraiser, a position she held for 10 years. In March of 2019 ...

There are two routes Polk County homeowners can take: ... Iowa — Homeowners in the metro are baffled at the increase of their property assessment in Polk County because it means they likely have to ...

Values of commercial properties in Polk County will likely grow an average of 20% in 2023, with increases varying across property type, Polk County assessor officials said. However, not all of 2022’s ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A road rage incident in Polk County resulted in a shooting Friday evening. At around 5:30 p.m. the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a gunshot victim at ...

Polk County supervisors are expected to vote on whether to transfer autopsy services to the state ... Iowa plans to construct a $36 million expansion of the Iowa Office of the State Medical ...