Township News

Press Release

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:08:00 GMT

Grafton Township welcomed 2014 with cold, wind and snow. On the upside, it also opened a new chapter in property assessment accuracy and customer service when Alan Zielinski became the first new Township Assessor in almost a quarter century.

2013 Property Assessments

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:51:00 GMT

The Grafton Township Assessor has submitted the books for your 2013 assessment to the McHenry County Assessors Office.

We have been notified by the county, that our official 2013 County Equalized Property Assessments will be published sometime near the end of June. Please watch your mail and this website for further information, or for your notices to arrive. Once published you will have 30 days to file any appeals that you feel are justified.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your Grafton Township Assessors Office.

Regards,

William Ottley, CIAO-S

Grafton Township Assessor

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Storm and Flooding Disaster Assistance

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:31:00 GMT

Please click below to go to the McHenry County Flood Recovery Center

http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/county-government/departments-a-i/county-board/flood-recovery-center

2013 Tax Bills will be arriving next week!

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:11:00 GMT

Your Grafton Township Assessors Office would like to remind everyone, that we do not send out the tax bills. We receive many calls each day asking when we will send them - the short answer is: never. They are sent out from the County Treasurers Office. They have published that they will be mailed out Friday, so you should expect to see them next week.

We also want to remind you that we do not calculate the tax rate. Our office only provides an assessment on your property to the county assessor for equalization. Then you can typically appeal the equalized value with the Board of Review in late summer, or the fall.

If you call the assessors office to complain about your property tax bill, we will be respectful and listen, but there is little to nothing that we can do to lower your tax rates. The primary thing we can do is make sure that you have all of your current exemptions that you qualify to receive. Please understand that it is months too late to modify 2012 assessments, which are the assessments used for the current tax bills.

Regardless, we will get hundreds of calls, and we would like to ask for your patience in advance over the coming weeks.

Regards,

John Collier, CIAO
Deputy Assessor

PS. To really make a difference in your tax rates, you have to get involved, stay involved, and elect taxing body officials that will curtail spending and minimize your tax levy.
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2013 Senior Freeze Application

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:44:00 GMT

Senior Freeze Application

http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/home/showdocument?id=28603

Your appeal was filed...NOW WHAT?

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Dear Residents,

We are now through the protest season. We hope that our new website was useful to you during this time. For those of you that visited our office, we hope that you found your visit helpful.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you have in the future.

Now that your appeal filing is finished, you can check the county website to find your hearing dates and times. Please click here to be taken to the county website. http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/departments/Pages/index.aspx

You can click here to go directly to the hearing schedules: http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/departments/assessments/Pages/AssessmentsHearingSchedules.aspx

Again, if you have any other questions, please feel free to contact our office.

Regards,

Bill Ottley, CIAO-S

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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR ASSESSOR

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:01:00 GMT

Dear Grafton Township Resident:

As the December 10^th deadline approaches for filing an appeal of your assessment, we want to make sure that everyone that would like to do so has both the opportunity, and our assistance.

If you have completed your assessment appeal paperwork,please make sure you postmark or deliver it to the Board of Review prior to the close of business on Monday December 10^th, 2012, as this is the last day appeals will be accepted by the McHenry County for Grafton Township residents.

If you have not yet filed your appeal, and would like to do so, our office is happy to assist you.

Please bring your notice of assessment, and any additional information or evidence that you feel will need to be considered for your appeal. No appointment is necessary during our normal business hours.

We will also be open on Saturday by appointment only – to make sure we have enough coverage, and time to help everyone requesting help.

If you have any questions, please call, email, or stop in so that we can make sure every resident has an equal opportunity to appeal their assessment.

Best regards,

William OttleyCIAO-S

Your GraftonTownship Assessor

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New Grafton Website

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:00:00 GMT

We are pleased to launch our new state of the art website. It was redesigned from the ground up with the latest technologies to better serve our residents. The new site features an all new Property Search tool that shows all relevant information you need to know, including nearby recent sales in a map! We hope you find it useful.

If you have any questions or feedback please don't hesitate to contact us.

-Your Grafton Township.

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