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Select Board approves one‑time $1,500 purchase for online property cards
Summary
The board approved a motion to buy perpetual access to official property cards from the mapping vendor Avatar for a one‑time fee of $1,500 to post real property cards on the town website. Supporters said the purchase improves transparency and resident access to property information.
The Select Board approved a motion to purchase one‑time, perpetual access to official property cards via Avatar for $1,500 so the town can post the full property card PDFs on the municipal website.
A board member framed the purchase as a transparency and service improvement: "I'll make a motion that we pursue the Avatar property card one‑time purchase of access to our property cards for residents at a one‑time fee in perpetuity of $1,500." The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Supporters said the price (compared with prior annual fees) and the value of searchable property cards made the purchase worthwhile.
Officials noted the online offering is more detailed than the summary cards currently returned by the assessor's quick lookup and will allow residents to retrieve full assessed property information without visiting the assessing office in person.
