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Friday, September 14, 2007
Ind. Gov't. - DLGF puts assessed value and sales information online
Both Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal (here) and John Byrne of the Gary Post-Tribune (here) have stories today about the Department of Local Governmental Finance's website, offering statewide data on sales and assessments. From the LCJ:
The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance announced yesterday a searchable database on its Web site that allows anyone to put in names or addresses and find sales information from 2003 through 2006.The ILB agrees. Check it out, here.The system also provides information about property assessments but is dependent on data provided by counties. That means information may be missing for some counties or some years, although it will be updated as it is submitted to the state.
Department Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave said she hopes the data will help homeowners with appeals of their assessments, which are based partly on area sales data. She called it a one-stop source for assessment information.
"One of the things close to my heart has always been public access for free to data that the government collects," she said. "It's really valuable information."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 14, 2007 09:47 AM
Posted to Indiana Government