Gogebic County property values rise

By P.J. GLISSON

news@yourdailyglobe.com

BESSEMER — Members of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners received good and bad news last week regarding the equalized valuation of county property for 2023.

The report was presented by Kathy Jo Koval, the county’s equalization director.

She told the commission that the grand total of the equalized value of the county’s real and personal property is $862,640,503. The good news is that it includes an increase of $99,255,512 over 2022. Koval said that amounts to “a 13% increase over last year.”

The breakdown of this year’s county-wide valuations show...