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Morgan County unveils new GIS map; commission tasks staff to budget for full-time surveyor
Summary
County staff demonstrated a new county-wide GIS map with weekly ownership updates and department layers; commissioners instructed staff to return with a detailed budget and job specification to hire an in-house surveyor to reduce contracting costs and speed subdivision review.
Morgan County officials on Jan. 6 demonstrated a new countywide GIS portal and moved to explore hiring a full-time in-house surveyor.
County staff said the new Enterprise-based GIS combines departmental layers, shows recorded subdivisions and parcel PDFs, and currently updates ownership data weekly with a planned move toward daily updates. The map, staff said, will give residents and county departments a single place to view parcels, subdivision plats and recorded surveys.
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