Inside the Appraisal Process: What’s your Home Worth Now?
Let’s be frank: When you get out your checkbook to pay your property taxes, you’d prefer your house’s appraisal was low. However, when...
Economic Health of Area Noted by Rising Property Values
One way to take a measure of the economic health of our local economy is to take a look at whether property assessments are going up or...
A Visit to the Assessor’s Office
The Grays Harbor County Assessor’s Office has a unique view of what’s going on in the county and from time to time we like to pay the...
Mark Calendar for Spring Cleanup Days at dump
Despite the recent cold weather, both the calendar and the daffodils say that spring is on its way! That means it’s time to prepare for...
Discourage Pest Birds from Making Themselves at Home
Spring is on its way, bringing warmer weather, rain, flowers and lots of song birds to our area. As much as we enjoy the variety of...
Avoid basement blunders and attic catastrophes
February is the time when realizing New Year’s resolutions and tackling Spring Cleaning collide. So whether you are a little late...
Finding the Right Place to Store Everything
With January behind us and spring drawing closer, it’s time to examine how you’re doing on some of your New Year’s resolutions. If you...
Some Real Flood Relief Will Soon be on its Way
Do you remember what Aberdeen and Hoquiam were going through a little more than two years ago? We’re talking about the severe flooding...
Area Came through Recent Downpours Unscathed
We may not be singing in the rain, but we are optimistic about this last week of downpours. Yep, as the rain came down beginning Sunday,...
Stay Clear of Downed Power Lines; Report to PUD
The slippery snow and ice and frequent windy storms of winter put us at greater risk of power outages. In last week’s column we talked a...