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Landowner objects to county GIS parcel updates; town to consider public review
Summary
A local landowner said Cumberland County's updated GIS maps misplace property lines and asked the town to require applicants to explain boundary methods and consider opening maps for public review so landowners can flag errors.
A resident who identified himself as Joe spoke at length about problems with recent parcel mapping done by Cumberland County Regional Assessing. Joe said he provided accurate survey documents to the county but that the county's new maps "came out worse than one before I gave them the surveys," claiming the county had shifted lines and reassigned pieces of his property to a neighbor on the public map.
"They chopped off a piece of my property ... and gave it to the neighbor," Joe said, urging the town to ask mapping applicants how they determine boundaries and to consider opening draft maps to the public before declaring them definitive. He warned that inaccurate public maps can inflame disputes because residents use them informally to judge property lines even if they are not legally binding.
Officials said the current effort is intended to improve accuracy and discussed options for asking applicants about their boundary methods or allowing landowners to review draft maps. No formal policy change was adopted; staff will include questions about boundary methodology in future procurement or vendor-application materials and consider public review steps as part of the mapping contract evaluation.
Next steps: staff to record Joe's concerns in procurement questions, request clarification from applicants on how they determine boundaries and consider a public-review option during vendor selection.
