Hi Andrea,
What happens in the original 13 colonies, not covered under the PLSS that
lays out parameters of geography for the rest of the country, boundaries are
defined by land grant descriptions, meets and bounds and other arcane
systems that have been passed down from generation to generation.
The difference between the acreage existing on the ground and the acreage
being used in the description employed by the tax assessors office can be
substantial, particularly in the rural areas. Since the large landowners
form the power elite in SC as well as in many other states, the status quo
of the negotiations reached with the assessors over many years regarding
boundary location is sealed in history if not in geographic fact.
It is not normally to the advantage of these landowners to have the property
accurately surveyed and assessed until such time as a generation decides
it's time to sell off and subdivide a couple of hundred acres. Right or
wrong...that be the way things are. Had I the time and you the patience, I
could tell you some wondrous stories about the time a newbie at SC DOT asked
if we could inventory the rights of way the state had acquired over it
history.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Swansby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'John Haynes' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 5:16 PM
Subject: RE: MI Parcel/Assessor data matching
>Exactly what do you mean by "the last thing the Bubbas in power want is to
>have the manipulation of boundaries displayed in digital format?"
>I was under the understanding that if the place had the money and staff,
>they would want a parcel level gis. Is that not the case in SC?
>
>Andrea Swansby
>GIS Specialist
>Metropolitan Area Research Corporation
>612 379-3926
>http://www.metroresearch.org
>
>
>
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