The Barton County Appraiser’s Office has to mail out certified valuation notices by March 1 to all taxpayers owning real estate. The Appraiser’s Office received a full response from companies across the country that handle bulk mailings. No business in Barton County handles such a task, so it forces the Appraiser’s Office to look elsewhere.
Barton County Appraiser Barb Esfeld says getting this job outsourced saves the department thousands of dollars.
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At an international conference, Esfeld found out about a company called The Master’s Touch. Master’s Touch is a large company that handles bulk mailing and is charging Barton County $6,500 for the mailing of certificates of valuation notices.
Esfeld says this price will save the county $1,300 from last year’s mailing. The only county in Kansas using Master’s Touch is Bourbon County, but Esfeld feels that will change soon.
Barb Esfeld Audio
Barton County Commissioners approved the use of Master’s Touch for the bulk mailing. There will be nearly 18,000 real estate notices sent out in Barton County this year.
Esfeld told the Commission that taxpayers should see their notices in the mail either by March 1st or March 2nd.