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“We are the first in the
country,” said Lopez. “No one else in the country has this
technology yet.”
The AREIS Online upgrade
now means that anyone with access to the Internet can
perform advanced searches for all Lucas County properties –
residential, industrial or agricultural. The site has long
been used by realtors and will continue to be a valuable
tool for those in that profession.
Now realtors as well as
interested others can search properties by address, by
owner’s name, by parcel number or by assessor number. In
addition properties can be viewed on grids or on up-to-date
maps with a 360 degree view.
The Auditor’s office is
particularly proud of the fact that they completed the
upgrade below budget saving Lucas County taxpayers millions
of dollars.
“We were able to negotiate
an excellent contract with our existing vendor,” said Lopez.
The county had set aside approximately $7.4 million for the
upgrade but ended up spending only $2.4 million, said the
Auditor.
Although it has been 15
years since the last upgrade, in the future the county won’t
have to wait as long. With the new AREIS Online system,
upgrades can be done annually.
The Auditor’s office is
holding training sessions over the next six weeks at the
Toledo Lucas County Library branches to introduce the
general public to the system. Sites and dates for the
sessions can be seen on page 16 of this issue.
The AREIS website can be
accessed at maps.co.lucas.oh.us/AREIS
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