By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
It’s that time of the summer where the Barton County Appraiser’s Office staff gets out of the office and re-inspects roughly 17% of all real property throughout the county.
Barton County Appraiser Wendy Prosser said her
office plans to begin the relist, or re-inspection, this week and will continue
until early August.
"We send out questionnaires to let the public know we'll be out in the area," said Prosser. "We're looking at the exteriors to see if anything has happened to the property since we were last there. We're making sure we haven't lost or added sheds or garages. Great Bend is good at getting permits on those."
A state statute requires county appraisers to re-inspect all real property once
every six years. Barton County divides the relist each summer to cover 17% of
the county to record a fair market value of each parcel.
This year, the county
is inspecting Comanche, South Bend, Liberty and Pawnee Rock townships. The
appraiser’s office will cover the City of Pawnee Rock and portions of the City of Great Bend. In Great Bend, the county will be reviewing the Amber Meadows subdivision; McKinley Street to Harrison, from 10th to 17th; and Harrison to Washington, from 10th to 24th.
"During our summer relist we do not have to measure the home anymore," said Prosser. "The only times we measure are for building permits and sales. If we have a property that sells, we will check that. If something looks off, we'll go ahead and strap a tape to it."
The appraiser’s office will be reviewing the exterior of the properties and
updating photos. If they do have to come on the property, staff will knock on
doors and let someone know they are there.