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Kalamazoo County clerk presents 2024 annual report highlighting digitized land records, county ID growth and veterans outreach
Summary
Clerk and register of deeds Meredith Place told the Board of Commissioners the office digitized more than 1.5 million land-records, expanded the county ID program and launched two new assistance programs in 2024, and said staff promotions and ARPA funding helped sustain the work.
Meredith Place, Kalamazoo County clerk and register of deeds, told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 6 that her office completed a major digitization project, expanded the county ID program and launched two new services in 2024.
Place said the office digitized Kalamazoo County land records dating to 1831 — “over 1,500,000 documents” — using ARPA funding, and staff are indexing those records to make them searchable. She said staff produced a 200‑page guidebook to help the public while the indexing work continues.
The report highlighted operational changes and new programs. Place told commissioners the office promoted two long‑serving employees and reclassified another position to supervisor, which she said…
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