Item: Assessments challenged: Lawsuit says notices mailed too late, therefore Kootenai valuations invalid/Erica Curless, Spokesman-Review

More Info: John Magnuson filed the suit July 19 in 1st District Court, asking a judge to void the 2007 property valuations. That means the county would have to use the 2006 valuations to calculate property tax bills for the estimated 78,000 parcels in Kootenai County. The suit was filed as a class action because the missed deadline, which the county contends was due to new software, potentially affects every property owner in the county.

John Magnuson: "You try filing an appeal one day late and see if they say 'close enough.'"

Question: What do you think of this class-action lawsuit?

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