Board plans annual session

— The Ouachita County Equalization Board will begin its regular, annual session on Aug. 3, according to a news release.

Any property owner, or an agent of a property owner, may apply in person, by petition, or by letter to the secretary of the county’s equalization board on or before the third Monday in August of every year for the adjustment of the county assessor’s assessment on the property owner’s property, or on the property of another person, the release states.

A property owner, or an agent of the owner, may personally appear before the county’s equalization board or pursue the appeal by supplying written documentation as to the adjustment desired.

The property owner or agent can notify the secretary of the county’s equalization board, who will then schedule a hearing and, if practicable, the hearing will be held at the convenience of the property owner.

Contact the Ouachita County Clerk’s office at 837-2220 no later than Monday, Aug. 17, to schedule a hearing.

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