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Trumbull County engineer seeks return of tax map control from auditor amid technical and legal dispute
Summary
County engineer David DeChisterell told commissioners the county’s tax-map system and GIS data should be consolidated under the engineer’s office, while the auditor’s office and the prosecutor urged caution and proposed mediation; a meeting Thursday or Friday was scheduled to seek resolution.
Trumbull County Engineer David DeChisterell argued at the commissioners’ workshop that the county must consolidate responsibility for the tax map and its GIS data in the engineer’s office, saying GIS is the tool used to create a comprehensive tax map and the engineer should be accountable for the whole product. “GIS is what you use to create a tax map. It’s like AutoCAD,” DeChisterell said during a lengthy exchange.
Prosecutor Bridal Danzo told the board the offices are permitted to try to resolve disputes but cautioned that, if mediation fails, the county might need outside counsel or an Attorney General…
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