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Ohio County PVA reports staffing, mapping and $39 million in new assessments
Summary
County PVA Arthur Leech told the fiscal court the PVA office is fully staffed, has increased georeferencing and mapping of plats, and has added nearly $39 million in assessed value so far this year; he encouraged residents to bring survey data to correct maps.
Arthur Leech, the county property valuation administrator (PVA), updated the Ohio County Fiscal Court on office operations and assessment work on March 10.
Leech said his office has reached full staffing and described how deputies specialize in tasks such as vehicle and boating registration, tangibles, and mapping. He highlighted recent expansion of georeferencing: since taking office his team has georeferenced more than 12,000 plats and completed roughly 1,100 plats since January.
Leech reported the PVA had added nearly $39 million in assessed value for Ohio County so far in the reporting year and said additional reassessment work remains. He explained Kentucky law requires assessments to reflect fair cash value and that a recent pattern of higher sale prices has driven assessments upward. "If you purchase a home, you've automatically set the fair cash value according to the state of Kentucky," Leech said.
Leech invited property owners with surveys or questions to bring materials to the PVA office to improve mapping accuracy and said deputies handle deed transfers, vehicle registrations and other routine work. He described mapping and referencing process improvements that, he said, make parcel lines more precise for county records.
The court thanked Leech for the update; no formal action was taken on PVA operations at the meeting.
