HOME Commissioners Departments Committees Services Documents Forms Projects Openings About Us Links			EQUALIZATION DEPARTMENT Personnel & Contact Information (click on name to email that person)   Kerrie Schendel — Secretary Phone: 231-882-0013 Linda Engelhuber — Field Appraiser Phone: 231-882-0160 Thomas Longanbach —     Director of Equalization Phone:  FAX: 231-882-0015 231-882-0033 Location / Address Lower Level Government Center 448 Court Place Beulah, MI 49617 Office Hours   Monday through Friday:    8:30 a.m. to noon    1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Parcel Search - Mapping Parcel Search - search these maps of Benzie County: County Base Map Current Property Class Current Taxable Value School Districts Most Recent Sale Amount Most Recent Sale Year Search Tutorial - A pictorial tutorial (PDF format – 2.3 mB, 9 pages) Services Offered Parcel maps Parcel descriptions and values Property sales information Addresses issued Tax Maps Aerial photographs Equalization reports Millage rates Description The Benzie County Equalization department serves as a liaison between the County Board of Commissioners and the State Tax Commission by conducting statutory annual equalization of property tax assessments to create uniformity among the various taxing jurisdictions within the County. The Equalization Department is responsible for the maintenance and printing of assessment rolls, issuing addresses for 911 purposes, and parcel mapping. Fees: Aerial photos: 8 1/2" x 11” — $1.00 36 “ x 36” — $10.00 Copies — $0.50/page Realtor summary sheets — $1.00 Emails — $1.00 per attachment Faxes — $3.00 for the first page plus $1.00 for each additional page Digital parcel information — $0.015/parcel (rounded down) plus; whole county add $10.00; part of county add $20.00 GIS Parcel polygon layer – $0.05 per parcel (minimum purchase township). Approximately $970 for the entire county. GIS Address point layer – $0.05 per address point (minimum purchase township). Approximately $710 for the entire county. Documents Equalization Reports 2011 (PDF document, 28 pages, 2.2 mB) 2010 (PDF document, 18 pages, 1.2 mB) 2009 (PDF document, 18 pages, 5.8 mB) Road Directories County-wide Road Directory (PDF document, 24 pages, 1.1 mB) Road Directory By Government Unit (All are PDF documents) Cities and Villages City of Frankfort Village of Benzonia Village of Beulah Village of Elberta Village of Honor Village of Lake Ann Village of Thompsonville Townships Almira Township Benzonia Township Blaine Township Colfax Township Crystal Lake Township Gilmore Township Homestead Township Inland Township Joyfield Township Lake Township Platte Township Weldon Township Township Personnel Contact Information: Township Land Division Designees (PDF document, 1 page, 8 kB) Township Supervisors, Assessors, and Treasurers (PDF document, 1 page, 12 kB) Township Zoning Administrators (PDF document, 1 page, 8 kB) Forms Homeowner's Principal Residence Exemption Affidavit Request to Rescind Homeowner's Principal Residence Exemption March Board of Review Petition Related Web Links FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration) Flood Insurance Rate Maps and LOMA and LOMC (Letters of map amendments and corrections are changes to the map since originally accepted). Michigan Assessors Association Michigan Center for Geographic Data Geographic Data Library (shape files and aerial imagery ) Mapping applications Michigan Locator Map Michigan DLEG Corporation/LLC Database Search Michigan DNRE Environmental Mapper (leaking underground storage tanks and discharges) Wetlands Map Viewer (MDEQ) Michigan Department of Treasury – Property Tax Owner Forms Property Tax Estimator State Tax Commission – Bulletins Michigan Municipal League Michigan Tax Tribunal Michigan Township Association Statewide Search for Subdivision Plats U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cleanups in My Community U.S. Dept of Agriculture Geospatial Data Gateway (aerial imagery) Note: To view the PDF documents on this page, Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed. If you do not already have it, you can get it free from Adobe. Once installed, simply clicking on the link will bring up the document. Note however that the document will first be transferred to your computer, which can take a while for large documents and/or if you have a slow connection.
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