City Assessor

James Waisanen, City Assessor
915 Main St.
Norway, MI 49870
(906) 563-9961 Ext 203
cityassessor@norwaymi.com

Contact this office:
• if you need to find property within the city and
  where it is located.
• if you need to find out who owns a property and
  how to contact them by mail.
• if you need to obtain the value or tax liability
  of a piece of property.
• if you need to know whether a property
  has a special assessment on it.
• if you are a first time home buyer and you
  need to fill out a homestead form.
• if you have purchased property and need
  to fill out a property transfer affidavit.
• if you have sold or bought on Land Contract and
  need to give a copy to the Assessor's office.

The city assessor assists people with information
pertaining to property record cards:
• Legal Descriptions
• State Equalized Value
• Taxable Value
• Square footage of a home
• Year Built
• Lot Size
• Other informational questions
• Helps to locate properties for people and make copies of assessment cards as needed and
  provides maps showing where property is.
• Give tax information for tax bills and millage rates.
• Has maps of the City & subdivisions to locate property.
• Update property info with every deed recorded
• Change mailing address per owner's request
• Holds Board of Review for clerical errors or mutual mistakes only;
• Defend appeals at the state level (Michigan Tax Tribunal);
• Sends out Change of Assessment notices every year the value changes;
• Processes personal property statements and maintains those values every year
• Maintains the IFT (industrial facility tax abatement) roll.

2007 Property for Sale Price List & Maps  need to up date this?
Department of Treasury-–Property owner forms
Labor & Economic Growth-–State of Michigan plat files
Forest Park Plat Files

Citizen Complaint Form
Please print out, complete and mail to City Hall, 915 Main St., Norway MI 49870.