One of my hats as County Clerk is that of County Recorder. In that capacity, I'm the last one in a fairly long foodchain of public officials and agencies that must sign off on every new plat in the county. In the case of the Recorder, it's to make sure all required information is on the plat for it to become part of the public record. Sometimes I might sign one or two a week or go a few weeks without signing any. I'm not sure what the significance or reason is, but in the last few weeks they have been coming in at a relentless pace, like nothing I've seen in my 10 years as Recorder. These are everything from a family breaking up the 'ol homestead into a few parcels for the kids, to large subdivisions, and commercial sites, etc. Besides being interesting, scary, or whatever, it's just one more indicator of our rapid growth and all the more reason to make sure our water supply is clean and safe as it gets used more and more.

dan of the county

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