Property tax assessment appeal — 28 Meadow Avenue
Portland
Summary
A Great Diamond Island couple challenged their $809,100 assessment, arguing comparable island sales valued far lower per square foot. The board found they failed to prove the assessment was 'manifestly wrong' — a high legal bar — and noted no independent appraisal was submitted.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
If the appeal had succeeded, the owners' property tax bill would have dropped; the denial keeps the assessment — and their tax bill — as-is.
The city's assessment stands, keeping the tax base uniform as calculated by the revaluation.
The owners keep a valuation they believe is hundreds of thousands of dollars above comparable island sales.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Ad Hoc Committee - Aug 17, 2026
A Great Diamond Island seasonal cottage owner appealed his $620,600 tax assessment, asking the board to cut it to about $460,000 based on comparable island cottage sales and claims of unequal per-square-foot valuations. The board unanimously denied the appeal, meaning the assessment stands.
Ad Hoc Committee - Aug 4, 2026
A Great Diamond Island couple challenged their $809,100 assessment, arguing comparable island sales valued far lower per square foot. The board found they failed to prove the assessment was 'manifestly wrong' — a high legal bar — and noted no independent appraisal was submitted.
Ad Hoc Committee - Jun 23, 2026
Homeowners Kathleen Barron and Peter Dedych challenged their tax assessment on a Peaks Island cottage, but the city argued the appeal came too late after a deemed denial. Confusing assessor letters with wrong deadlines, a requested winter inspection that never happened, and phone-tag over a 907/207 area-code mixup all fed into the board's decision that the appeal was filed in time.
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