Montana Department of Revenue assessing local properties

Appraisers from the Montana Department of Revenue Property Assessment Division came to Havre Thursday and held a presentation at the Hill County Courthouse for people in the area curious about their property taxes and how their properties’ assessments plays into them.

Montana Department of Revenue Property Assessment Division Region 2 Manager Jason Boggess said his department’s job is to evaluate what a property’s market value is, which is used to calculate how much the owner will pay in property tax each year.

Boggess said his department does not decide what the tax rate is, that is the job o...