Re: OT: Local Township Assessor showed up today

Posted by NE IA Davw on May 01, 2007 at 20:12:58 from (12.215.72.127):

In Reply to: OT: Local Township Assessor showed up today posted by Blue3992 (N Illinois) on April 30, 2007 at 13:21:49:

If I understand correctly in our area they have a detailed computer generated map, then a current overlay on the computer. You aren't pulling any fast ones on any acessor even if you think you are. Same thing with underground gas tanks. They have old pictures of your farm, sink holes , gas pumps, gas tanks above ground, ditches etc. I was also told that your old septic tanks many times left a wet spot, or non mowed grass areas when they check out your wasre disposale mandates. Many neighbors are blamed for snitching when a guy tries to dig up his septic tank after dark only to find a inspection a month or two later, DAHHHH Google Earth is not always a friend.

Before long they will introduce us to a life saving thermal imaging system to tell dispatch of any adnormal heat sorces on the grid. A great idea for saftey no doubt, but try to burn a brush pile or a building down with shingles on it or a building full of old tires that the (dence fog morning) lightning struck. The fines will help finance the program.

My friend the asssss--or is overpaid in my opinion, and also is over qualified for appraisals for credit companies and banks. He is not alowed to do this in our county, but he has a deal with neighboring county acessers to throw business his way, and he does the reversal if he is asked to establish a value for loans in our county. It does not seem right for our county to send him for schooling and updating his education so he can also profit from his moonlighting job in neighboring counties. He also just happens to get detailed information from his friends in the neighboring county acessors office to make a impressive detailed data sheet for the bank he is doing the estamated vale for.

He claims our bigest problem is when land or properties go for big dollars, thus our property becomes worth more.

Let me share this with you folks also. We had some major floods in our county in the last six years. We actualy lost two small towns, and vacated another. Now when you loose everything FEMA will go tax value plus 15% (not positive). Thus the folks who fought to lower their taxes, shot a hole in their boat, so to speak.

Lets not forget how everyone in New Orleans was disapointed at how fast our government works, but I'm pretty sure no one here got checks for 2 1/2 years. And now a church and a comunity center is not allowed to fix up because of the DNR regulations.

My persoanal opinion is we lost one town, and part of another because the government designed a new bridge quite a few years ago. The large span bridge was tore down, and the new style was much smaller for water capacity, and ramps made out of dirt made the water bottle neck, thus flooding upstream. Then also the shape of the ramps made the town that was at the far edge (low end of the ramp)--the low spot, thus funneling the water towards the town.

No, you guys know better than the government taking the blame--those things never happen.

As I rambel on I also fix up alot of barns, and am made aware of grant money to help pay for the fix ups. So far it is a total crock as you must send in I think $50.00 to get the form that you fill out. And to think they call it grant money, not Lottery. You are more apt to be standing in your barn and get hit by lightning than get the grant money. One guy gave it a try only to find out he had to follow their orders, no steel roof, rather original cedar shakes, barn boards had to be completly sripped and painted. The barn had to accomidate animals that the barn was origanaly intended. Automatic waters were not accepted, no modern tractors or equipment could be stored in the barn. Loose hay had to be used to feed animals etc.

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