Bruce Township residents will soon have a more reliable way to access and view public records online.
A 5-0 vote by the Board of Trustees will allow assessing information to be displayed on the township's website using programs from BS & A Software. The board agreed not to exceed $4,500 annually for the service.
The service allows the township to charge residents for using it, but the board decided to forgo the fees.
Lisa Griffin, the township's assessor, said numerous problems have been reported with the township's current website, such as a random drawing of a house coming up instead of the desired house when a search is conducted.
"It's just not reliable, I don't really tell anyone to use the website for our purposes," she said.
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