Jackson County defends actions in 2023 property tax assessment before judge [Video]

NINE NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. JACKSON COUNTY HAS ITS DAY IN COURT, FACING A LAWSUIT OVER YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILLS. GOOD EVENING. I’M LARA MORITZ AND I’M KRIS KETZ. THE STATE OF MISSOURI IS SUING JACKSON COUNTY OVER SKY HIGH PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. LAST YEAR, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLENER WAS INSIDE A DOWNTOWN COURTROOM AS IT WAS ALL HAPPENING THIS IS DAY THREE OF THE TRIAL OVER JACKSON COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES TAKING PLACE HERE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR GAIL MCCANN. BEATTY LEFT THE COURTROOM WITH NO COMMENT. THIS AFTERNOON, ONLY STILL PICTURES WERE ALLOWED IN THE COURTROOM. BUT THE PICTURES SHOW MCCANN BEATTY ON THE STAND. SHE DEFENDED THE COUNTY’S ACTIONS, SAYING THERE WAS A LOT OF INTERFERENCE AND MISINFORMATION IN THIS PROCESS AND BELIEVE SUPPLY AND DEMAND DROVE UP PROPERTY VALUES. TAX EXPERT PRESTON SMITH TOOK THE STAND. TWO SMITH HAS …