General Information Real Estate Assessments Assessment values are placed on property at the township level by the town contracted assessor. After the assessor places a value on property, the assessor is required to notify the taxpayer of the value and the time and place of the Board of Review. If the taxpayer does not agree with the assessment placed on the property they should contact the local assessor (see below) or schedule an appointment for the Board of Review with the town clerk . Town of Aurora Clerk Stacy Hedmark 715-589-2282 Town of Commonwealth Clerk Dorothy Vayda 715-528-3068 Town of Fence Clerk Shelley Dumais 715-336-2407  906-282-7205  Town of Fern Clerk Patti DeClark 920-301-0150 Town of Florence Clerk Shelly VanPembrook 715-528-3595 Town of Homestead Clerk Linda McLain 715-589-2619 Town of Long Lake Clerk Amanda Mulvey 715-674-2439 Town of Tipler Clerk Diana Hensley 715-674-2320 715-674-2522   Florence County Assessors Towns of Aurora Commonwealth Fence Fern Florence Tipler R & R Assessing Services PO Box 167 Oconto Falls, Wi  54154 920-846-4250 Fax 920-846-4287 rrassessing@bayland.net Town of Long Lake Todd Anderson, Up North Assessments LLC 8406 Southridge Drive Rothschild, Wi  54474 715-845-2022 unallc@frontier.com Town of Homestead Stacy Karcz - Childers Appraisals, LLC PO Box 487 Crandon, Wi  54520 715-478-2881 Fax 715-478-2868 crandonappraisal@charter.net The “Guide for Property Owners” and the “Property Assessment Appeal Guide for Wisconsin Real Property Owners” are two very informative and helpful handbooks that the Department of Revenue offers every year. Both can be found at their web site www.dor.state.wi.us/propertytax and can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat format. Use Value Assessment: Wisconsin law does not require the the estimated fair market value be shown for agricultural land. Any parcel benefiting from use value assessment may be subject to a penalty under Wis. Stats, if the use of the parcel changes from farmland to non-farm use. The assessor reviews classification changes and notifies the County Treasurer after the Board of Review. Under the use-value law, sellers are required to give buyers notice that the land has been assessed as agricultural, whether a penalty has been assessed on the land or whether there is a penalty deferral. For more detailed information contact the local assessor or see the "Agricultural Assessment Guide for Wi Property Owners" at www.dor.state.wi.us/propertytax Managed Forest Law: Wisconsin's Forest Tax Laws encourage sustainable forestry practices on private lands by providing property tax incentives to landowners. Detailed information on the current programs can be found at the Department of Natural Resources website: http://dnr.wi.gov and search Managed Forest Law