Steve Blake, who is challenging the incumbent of the Property Appraiser’s office, said he is running for office because the value of property is not being assessed on time, and questions Marsha Faux’ leadership in the post.

“It’s hard to tell,” Steve Blake told the audience at a League of Women’s Voters forum last week when asked if property was being assessed properly in Polk County. “Every five years, the property is supposed to be physically inspected and as of this February, according to reports I got from her office, she has done 57 percent of the properties. Sixty-five inspections have not been done in 10 years.”