Property Owners are Receiving Exorbitant Property Tax Bills; Lieutenant Governor to Look Into Matter

Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach said Monday that he would look into reports of exorbitant property tax bills for the year 2022 following multiple reports received by the Consortium, including from one individual who said his property tax bill grew by 400 percent year-over-year. "A 400 percent increase definitely sounds unusual. I will check into it and get back to you," Mr. Roach told the Consortium following an inquiry. It was not clear how widespread the issue is, but several residents have reached out to the Consortium about higher-than-expected property tax bills. Governor Albert Bryan in response to a question from VIC on the issue said changes had been made to systems at the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. "I do know that the Lieutenant Governor's Office was in the midst of changing around different software so maybe there may be glitches, maybe [payments] for past years showing up as due. My suggestion would be to call into the office and get a read on what's going on w...