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. 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.
(Read more: Great Bend Post)