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Colorado board blocked Douglas County from lowering property taxes. Now, the county is suing.

Rejection of residential valuation reduction came as other counties’ reductions won approval

Workers work on new homes in the Meadows neighborhood in Castle Rock in 2016. Douglas County has sued the state Board of Equalization over the board's denial of the county's efforts to reduce residential property valuations to provide tax relief. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Workers work on new homes in the Meadows neighborhood in Castle Rock in 2016. Douglas County has sued the state Board of Equalization over the board’s denial of the county’s efforts to reduce residential property valuations to provide tax relief. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2:  Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Douglas County this week sued a state board in charge of evaluating property assessments, claiming officials overstepped their authority and wrongfully stopped the county from providing substantial tax relief to thousands of homeowners.
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