Who is Steve Miller and does he know what hes doing?
I served as the Larimer County Assessor for several years. I finished up the 1989 reappraisal and supervised the next six reappraisals through 2001. Actually, I did more than just supervise. I built the residential valuation models, often late at night at home in my bathrobe. Not an appealing image, but I know the process very well. When Colorado Confidential mentioned to Miller that people have questioned the ethics of him now earning a living exploiting the property tax valuation system that he created “in his pajamas” during his tenure as Assessor, he denied that he was responsible for it. “No, no, no, no. That’s never been true. Who told you that?”, he argued. “It’s in your letter, sir”, replied this reporter. “My wife will tell you that I was up late at night. Actually, I think the proper term was ‘in my bathrobe’ since I don’t wear pajamas,” he remarked snidely. “It seems like Miller set the whole thing up” People familiar with the assessor’s office and Miller’s involvement in th
