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County GIS consortium proposes recorder fee increase to stabilize mapping fund

5786830 · August 26, 2025
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County staff told commissioners a proposed recorder fee increase from $15 to $25 would help close a projected shortfall in the GIS consortium fund, with a proposed start date of Jan. 1, 2026, pending recorder-office steps.

Kathleen, representing the GIS consortium at the Champaign County FY26 budget briefing, told the board that the GIS fund balance has fallen in recent years, largely due to housing-market declines that reduce recorder revenue. The FY26 budget includes a proposed increase to the county GIS fee collected through the recorder’s…

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