At the valuation hearing, assessor staff reported that the parcel identified by address ending in 049 (the former Fort Hasker Army Ammunition Plant site) saw an 8.3% increase in assessed valuation, a change staff attributed to ongoing facility expansion projects and planned work over the next one to three years. A presenter told the hearing the projects “create jobs for the county and continue to add infrastructure that adds taxable basis to Hall County.”

Staff said portions of the property’s additions had been recorded in prior years and that additional value was added in 2023 and 2024. In describing long-term changes, one presenter said that “over the next 25 years, the property valuation went up approximately $5,455,000.” Another parcel at the same general site was reported to have increased nearly 14% in a recent revaluation.

The presenter noted difficulty in finding close comparables for these industrial parcels and said parts of the increase reflect new building and infrastructure rather than changes in residential-style market comparisons. The transcript excerpts show assessor staff reporting numeric increases and years when portions of value were added, but the hearing transcript does not show a final board vote or a separate legal action; the statements were part of the assessor’s valuation notices and the protest hearing process.

Residents and presenters also discussed the challenge of matching industrial parcels to standard mass-appraisal models. Where the transcript records dollar figures or percentage changes, those figures are reported here as they were stated at the hearing. The transcript does not record a formal board action adopting or rejecting those valuation increases within the provided excerpt.