Marshall County Assessor’s Office expects to save the county money with a new contract with MACOG.
Assessor Debra Dunning told the Marshall County Commissioners last week that a new contract with MACOG for aerial oblique images from Pictometry will save the county $133,000 per flight.
Dunning said the aerial pictures assist the Assessor’s Office in measuring land in the assessment process.
“We can see what the land is being used for whether it’s agricultural or mowed. For improvements, we can measure paving, fencing, buildings, new construction, and demos,” said Dunning.
Dunning explained that MACOG will pay Pictometry 70 percent of the cost of the flights for the next six years at a cost of $748,000. Since Marshall County is one of four counties to be a part of this data sharing agreement, Dunning said her office will pay only $51,627 per flight, half of which can be paid in 2019 and the other half in 2020. Dunning will submit a request to the Marshall County Council for an additional appropriation out of the reassessment fund to pay for this contract.
A connect fee to be paid to Pictometry for 100 seeks for users in the county would be in the amount of $2,475.
The commissioners approved the contract with MACOG and the connect fee with Pictometry with a unanimous vote. Dunning said the money will be paid once they’ve reviewed the images and can see everything that needs to be included in a measurement. If areas are unclear, as in too much tree cover, then the data will be rejected.
