County freeholders enter agreement with Civil Solutions, Inc.

NEWTON - Under the N.J. State contract, the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders has entered into an agreement with Civil Solutions, Inc., for the development of a geographic information system-based electronic property parcels for 13 municipalities within Sussex County. Along with the property parcels developed by the New Jersey Highlands Council and individual municipal efforts, the county will have a complete inventory of all properties. This data will provide the foundation for the county’s enterprise geographic information system, which allows county and local governments to perform functions in a more efficient and less time-consuming manner. The parcel data can be utilized by various county divisions, such as: the Division of Planning for open space planning and acquisition; the Division of Health for hazardous materials and emergency response; site selection for the County’s Vision 2020 - Economic Development Partnership; the county prosecutor’s office for critical infrastructure as well as Megan’s Law notifications; and use by various other county agencies to support a county wide records management program. The geographic information system department will be responsible for managing the data and providing technical expertise and assistance to county and local governments. Information is available at www.sussex.nj.us.