Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management officials are requesting damages to private property due to recent flooding.

All property owners in Pennington County who sustained flood damage to their private property from April 22, 2022, to present, are asked to complete a damage assessment survey by no later than Monday, July 18^th.

Damages must be to primary homes (non-agricultural).  Damage must be in an essential living space. FEMA’s definition of an essential living space is as follows: “a room within a home that serves the function of a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and/or living room that is regularly occupied or used by one or more members of the household and requires repair to bring its functionality back to the home.”  You are also requested to list any damages to privately owned driveways, roads, bridges, wells, and septic tanks.

It has not yet been determined if federal assistance will be made available to private property owners.  People are asked to complete the survey should assistance be made available.

For more information on obtaining and submitting a Private Property Damage Assessment form, please contact Erik Beitel at 218-683-7087 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or the Pennington County Website.

Erik Beitel,  Emergency Management Director

Damage Assessement Form

Valuation Notices

For the majority of the State of Minnesota as well as the United States, there has been inflation in the real estate market, with most properties selling at a much higher price than previously.  This also holds true for real estate sales in Pennington County.

We are increasing values on the vast majority of properties at a higher percentage than most years.

It is essential that we are proactive and adjust our values at the local level.  If we do not meet certain requirements from the Minnesota Department of Revenue, they will step in and adjust our values.

After you receive your valuation notice, we advise you to look at our sales lists on the Pennington County, Minnesota website.  Under the “Departments” tab, click on “Assessor’s Office”.  Then under the “Information and Resources” heading, click on “Recent Sales”.  The 2022 Assessment is based on sales that occurred from October 1, 2020 to September 20, 2021, then are adjusted for inflation to January 2, 2022 according to Minnesota Department of Revenue requirements.

If you have any questions or concerns after reviewing your valuation notice, it is important that you contact our office (218-683-7029) as soon as possible.  The Local Board Appeal of Equalization and Local Open Book Meetings begin April 19 and go through May 10, 2022.  Information on appealing your value is on the back of your valuation notice and can also be found on the Assessor’s Department page on the Pennington County website.

The Pennington County Board of Appeal and equalization will be held June 13, 2022.  For the jurisdictions that have Local Board of Appeal and Equalization, you have to appeal to the local board first before appealing to the County Board.  An appointment to get on the County Board’s agenda is also required to appeal to the County Board.

Public Hearing on County Redistricting:

Notice is hearby given that on the 19th day of April, 2022 at 11:15 a.m., the Pennington County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at the Pennington County Justice Center, County Board Room, 141 Main Ave. South in Thief River Falls, MN. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the plans for redistricting and terms of the Pennington County Commissioner Districts.

A copy of the preliminary redistriciting plans and supporting documentation shall be available for public inspection in the office of the County Auditor-Treasurer during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. An electronic version is available by clicking ~here~.

Dated March 30th, 2022

Jennifer Herzberg, Auditor-Treasurer

Pennington County, MN