Doesn't really matter if you property values went up or down when it comes to taxation - its all about the mill rate they apply. We were initially advised our taxes in Nanoose were going up by around 15%, but just found out its 17%. I guess for these politicians money really does grow on trees.
The mill rate is the amount of tax payable per dollar of the assessed value of a property. The mill rate is based on "mills." It is a figure that represents the amount per $1,000 of the assessed value of the property, which is used to calculate the amount of property tax.