By Mark Cowling | Pinal Central
Pinal County is now providing pending parcel numbers to help builders work as quickly as possible, and the Board of Supervisors will consider additional employees for the Assessor’s Office on Oct. 6.
The board heard from a couple of homebuilders Wednesday who said the Assessor’s Office can’t keep up with the demand. The board also approved an upgrade to the county’s Pictometry technology to assist the assessor and other county departments.
Bret Marchant told the board that builders are having “a huge issue getting our tax parcel numbers.” During the boom 15 years ago, they could get them in 30 days, and now they’re taking eight to nine months, Marchant said.
“We’re in the middle of a boom now, and we don’t want to miss out on it,” he told the board. Another builder said the assessor has “a huge staffing issue,” including employees working weekends.
County Manager Leo Lew said the Assessor’s Office will present a request for additional positions at the board’s Oct. 6 meeting. He continued builders may now obtain pending assessor’s parcel numbers, or APNs, on the county’s website.
