"The Town of Boothbay just completed a large project converting all tax maps to full digital form. The town is now proud to present these tax maps for public use. Many will realize that there are many more features in the tax maps without diminishing traditional paper copies.
The tax maps will be maintained in the same places as they have been historically. Copies of the maps are online and at the Assessor's Office at the Boothbay Town Office. People will notice that there is a lot more detail in these maps. Spatially, all parcels are to scale and represented with the most detailed surveys available. Acreage, road frontage, and addresses are also represented in the new maps. I hope that everyone will find these easier to read and visually more appealing.
In January 2013, the town joined the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (MDACF) in a state-wide upgrade of orthoimagery. The increased resolution of satellite imagery allows the town to more accurately portray shoreland boundaries, roads, and parcel relationships. This makes portraying tax maps with new digital software much more accurate. The new digital platform allows the town to modify and update the tax maps and parcel inventory yearly at a reduced cost.
The newest, and most user-friendly feature, that comes as an accessory to this project, is the Google Map interface. Users that have downloaded Google Earth (a free, internet based, satellite imagery program) can download this file to superimpose over the face of the Earth. The town feels that this will enable realtors, surveyors, contractors, and do-it-yourselfers to view property boundaries and use Google Earth tools. When using the Google Earth features, users can click on parcels to display basic property details about the parcel.
There are small bugs and irregularities with any new program like this and we need your help to identify them. The town asks that if you spot irregularities in this product that you report them to the assessor for adjustment. Instructions to download the Town of Boothbay Google Earth file are on the website.
The town contracted with John E O'Donnell & Associates, town assessors, in April 2013 to overhaul the paper tax maps and agreed to vastly improve the product. Mike O'Donnell is the local presence in the Boothbay Office and led the mapping project. He has been the onsite assessor for three years in Boothbay and has drastically improved assessing services. The town looks forward to many more service improvements from John E O'Donnell & Associates in the coming years.
Enjoy the new maps and features.
James D Chaousis II, Town Manager
Town of Boothbay
1011 Wiscasset Road
PO Box 106
Boothbay, ME 04537
Phone (207)633-2051
Fax (207)633-6620
townmanager@townofboothbay.org"
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