By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
The Barton County Appraiser’s Office is gearing up for their summer relist period, or the 17% re-inspection. Kansas state statutes require counties to review every property in the county at least once every six years to record a fair market value for each parcel.
This year, Barton County is focusing on
the townships of Fairview, Wheatland, Union, Beaver and Cleveland. Barton
County Appraiser Wendy Prosser said the relist will include the towns of
Beaver, Susank and Galatia, and each year her office includes a portion of the
City of Great Bend.
"With the number of parcels, houses and businesses that are in there, the relist is the way they're chucked out," said Prosser. "When we talk about property or parcel counts, it will equal out to about 17%. It's kind of weird for the public to understand why we're jumping to different areas. That is the reason, so we're looking at enough parcels to reach about 17% each year."
The section of Great Bend included this summer’s relist will be the residential
homes west of Patton Road to the edge of the city limits. Also on the list this
year will be portions between Patton and McKinley Street, from 17th
Street to 2nd Street; then between Harrison Street to McKinley, from
24th Street to 17th; and finally between Washington
Street to Harrison, from the northern city limits to 24th.
While the
Appraiser’s Office will view the exterior of the property, questionnaires are
sent to the public for updates on the interior.
"We send out the questionnaires to let the public know we'll be in that 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 updating photos. We're making sure we haven't lost sheds, added sheds or garages."
The Appraiser’s Office expects to begin the summer relist on July 10 and is
anticipated to take 60 days to complete. Prosser said staff will knock on the
doors before they search the property, and all staff will be wearing Barton
County apparel with nametags.