The Maps No One Wants You To See, Revisited.

In June, 2008, I found a series of web articles and maps about Springfield, how property is assessed and how that information can be accessed.

I posted a link to the site and soon received a call from the SN-L's managing editor Cheryl Whitsitt telling me I had to remove the link to that site from my blog. The SN-L maintained that even though the material was posted on the web,they 'owned it' and if I didn't remove the links to it they would pursue legal action.

I removed it.

Today, in the SN-L, Wes Johnson has a story about the fee the assessor now charges to access public records.

Greene County Property Valuation and Assessment Map. This map contains data from 2007.

Maps no one wants you to see.