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Kenosha County |
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Al Brokmeier
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| Title |
Director of Land Information |
| Address |
1010
56th Street
Kenosha
Wisconsin 53140
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| Telephone |
(262) 653 - 2621 |
| Fax |
(262) 653 - 2624 |
| Office Hours |
8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
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About
Al:
I began working with Kenosha County in March of 1989.
Previous to my position in Kenosha, I was employed for 9
years with the Real Estate Description Department of Racine
County and 2 years with a Title Company.
I was President of the WRPLA in 1993, and served on the WLIA
Board of Directors in 2001. I’m seeking the WLTA
certification and I’m taking my Assessors 2 exam (again). I
had it but let it lapse. I have served on various local
groups and organizations.
My hobbies are golf, golf and more golf, I absolutely love
baseball, and I’m a huge football fan. I run 5k (3.2 miles)
every other day and enjoy being in races. I use to play
volleyball until age caught up with me and have developed a
new hobby… cooking. |
About
the office:
The Land Information Office is a division of the Planning
and Development Department. It currently has four employees
consisting of three Property Listers, and the Department
Director. The office executes various assessment roll
functions as described under Chapter 70.09 of the Wisconsin
State Statutes. Additional duties include providing
information for the digitally updating of the parcel
boundary layer of the Kenosha County GIS mapping system,
property address assignment, and to serve as the collecting
agent for surveys completed in Kenosha County per Chapter
59.45(1)(a) 2 of the Wisconsin State Statutes.
Kenosha County is completely monumented. All jurisdictions
are using a geographically referenced parcel number based on
the state parcel numbering scheme. Municipalities are
directly connected to the Kenosha County record system.
Local assessors are offered the option of hooking directly
into the County system and entering value information or
supplying the Land Information Office with value information
for data entry. Land Information has digital capabilities to
retrieve and print all Register of Deeds imaged documents
for internal use.
Kenosha County is 100% digitally mapped. Some of the layers
that exist and are being utilized include cadastral, zoning,
soil, floodplain, political boundary, hydrography, and
digital orthophoto. Kenosha County converted digital mapping
to ESRI in July of 2002. Control Monument sheets and section
corner dossiers have been scanned and can be retrieved
electronically. Land Information is currently scanning
surveys. City assessment information is currently available
through the Internet at
www.kenosha.org County assessment and less detail
City information is found at
www.co.kenosha.wi.us |
| About
Kenosha:
Kenosha County is located in the far Southeast corner of the
State. It is know primarily as a commercial/industrial
county, however two of its municipalities that comprise 25%
of Kenosha’s land area are devoted to agricultural purposes
and have put a moratorium on building. Kenosha has changed
dramatically over the last few years. It has lost or
downsized many heavy industries including Chrysler,
Snap-on-tools, MacWhyte wire, and American Brass. It has
re-invented itself by attracting smaller “cleaner”
businesses.
Kenosha has many unique points of interest the obvious being
Lake Michigan and the expansive beach area along the Lake
along with the Kenosha Harbor and the Museum. It has the
oldest Veledrome in the nation. Bicyclist still race on this
track every Tuesday. It has Dairyland race track, and
numerous malls including an exclusive brand name only mall.
There is the Bristol Renaissance Fair a 160 acre open air
theme theatre. There are 10 golf courses and over 30 parks
including Bong Recreational area a 620 acre park that has
recreational features such as hiking, ATV, horseback riding,
hunting and fishing, along with numerous camping spots.
Chiwaukee Prairie is a 100 acre natural prairie untouched by
human development.
Kenosha County has two colleges U-W Parkside and Carthage
College along with Gateway Technical school. There is Wilmot
Ski hill and the Kenosha County Ice Arena that features open
skating and hockey. Simmons field once the home of the minor
league AA Kenosha Krokers now hosts advanced hardball teams.
Kenosha has two semi-pro football teams one being an all
women team. On the cultural side Kenosha has a symphony and
play productions associated with Parkside University. |
| County Facts:
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Area (sq miles) |
282 |
| Population
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158,219 |
Year of Population |
2005 |
| Tax Parcels |
79,000 |
| Equalized Value |
$12,373,410,100 |
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