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East Bethel weighs options to digitize decades of paper property files
Summary
City staff described a backlog of paper property files and asked the council for direction to obtain cost estimates for bulk scanning, in‑house scanning with temporary help, or a community volunteer campaign; staff will return with estimates.
City staff told the East Bethel City Council that the Community Development Department holds a large backlog of paper property files that staff want digitized so records can be searched by property address and preserved from loss.
A staff speaker said files include large-format plans and smaller “green cards” from certified mailings that must be captured, making bulk scanning more complicated than a simple one-size-fits-all scan. The city previously…
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