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Wednesday, 04 June 2008 |
By MARY BARGDILL
Staff Writer
MINSTER — Councilors were introduced to the capabilities of the county’s Geographical Informational System during Tuesday evening’s Minster Council meeting.
Auglaize County Engineer Doug Reinhart and Matt Quinter provided a demonstration of the county’s new GIS Web site.
“The whole purpose of this demonstration is if you want to buy a piece of property (or) you want to make sure what you mow and what is on the deed is the same thing,” Reinhart said.
Reinhart said one of the goals was to make the Web site as user friendly as possible. The site can be accessed at www.auglaizecounty.org. With a click of the mouse, an aerial view of a parcel of land may be brought up, along with the owner’s name. It also provides tax information on the property and the auditor’s re-evaluation. The acreage of the parcel also can be measured.
Reinhart said they hope to update the aerial photographs every three years. The county engineer said most counties already have a Web site that offers similar results.
“But none of them have the accuracy of our,” Reinhart said. “We’re extremely pleased.”
The GIS will not take the place of a survey Reinhart said.
“There’s a whole lot more to it than mapping features,” Quinter said. “There’s no extra downloading, everything’s already in it.”
Councilors heard from Minster resident Keith Stricker regarding the parcel of land Fifth Street is plotted to run from Hamilton Street toward Paris Street.
His sister, Angie Stricker, owns the corner lot east of Fifth and Hamilton streets. Council members have discussed erecting a barricade to prevent motorists from driving through the grassed lot.
Stricker, who owns a lot south of where Fifth Street is plotted, inquired if he would have access through the lot, especially in an emergency situation.
“I have that lot back there (and) would like to take a vehicle back there,” Stricker said.
Village Administrator Don Harrod said Sticker’s comments were the first the village has heard on the matter.
One reason Fifth Street was never completed on the parcel with asphalt, curb and gutter, is because the lots to north are farm land, measuring 69 feet wide by 220 feet deep, Harrod said.
“If somebody is looking at wanting to do some development, that may necessitate something different,” Harrod told The Evening Leader.
Councilor Craig Oldiges said the purpose of the barricade would be to minimize the abuse of traffic through the lot.
Oldiges said he thinks the issue is people abusing the road.
Councilors approved the second reading on an ordinance amending the official zoning map of the village of Minster.
The request is for a 1.04 acre parcel owned by A&M Real Estate (Cotterman Roofing) that is located behind Dr. Bergman’s office and adjacent to the existing property owned by Cotterman Roofing, to be re-zoned from single and double family residential to regional commercial (C-3). The parcel was purchased to avoid becoming landlocked in the future. There are no plans to build on the property at this time.
Councilors went into executive session to discuss the hiring of personnel for the Minster Police Department. Councilors approved the hiring of Christopher Fetter as a full-time officer at a salary of $14.83 per hour.
The St. Marys resident is currently employed at Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. He will begin his tenure with the Minster Police Department later this month.
On May 23, Chief Randy Houseworth accepted the resignation of part-time officer Bradley Wilker effective immediately. Councilors accepted Wilker’s resignation Tuesday evening.
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