Todd Winkel was spot on when he stated in a July 27 Letter to the Editor, “After watching the Board of Equalization (BOE) meeting July 20, it was apparent there is no way to successfully appeal your property assessment.” The board listened to the evidence and spoke of the appellant meeting the threshold of a preponderance of evidence then members were chided by Mayor Olerud to not go with a certified appraised value. Debra Schnabel