Monday - Friday
8am - 4pm C.S.T.
219-866-4930
115 W Washington St
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Monday - Friday
8am - 4pm C.S.T.
219-866-4930
115 W Washington St
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm
Phone: (219) 866-4907
Fax: (219) 866-4641
Vince Urbano
Surveyor
2530 N Mckinley Ave
Rensselaer, IN 47978
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The Surveyor's Office is responsible to perpetually maintain all government section corners throughout the county and to maintain official records related to these corners. The Surveyor is the technical authority on the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of all regulated or proposed open and tiled drains in the county and serves as an ex officio member of the Jasper County Drainage Board.
The Jasper County Surveyor is also a member of the Jasper County Plan Commission, the Jasper County Technical Advisory Committee, the Kankakee River Basin Commission, K.I.R.P.C., Iroquois River Conservancy District, and several multi-county drainage boards.
Drainage
The Jasper County Surveyor oversees all maintenance, construction and reconstruction work associated with regulated drains. This work includes drain descriptions, maps, assessments, and in house minor repair on all county drains. Jasper County has 1162 miles of county regulated drains.
Section Corner Perpetuation
The Jasper County Surveyor must keep and maintain a corner record book showing original government section corners. The Surveyor must check and reference at least 5% of all corners shown in the corner record book each year.
Certification to ABC
Prior to the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission issuing a new Alcoholic Beverage Permit in an unincorporated area, the County Surveyor must certify that the permit location is within a one mile radius of a settlement or group of residences in the unincorporated area that has been in place for one of the following: purchases, public meetings, as a community or neighborhood center.
Plan Commission
The Jasper County Surveyor is a member of the County Plan Commission. As a member of the Plan Commission, The Surveyor attends monthly meetings and makes decisions on subdivisions and planning.
County Drainage Board
The Jasper County Drainage Board meets once a month at 1:00 p.m. on the first Monday of the Month. The County Surveyor serves as an ex-officio member of the Drainage Board. In this capacity, the Surveyor is the technical authority on the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of all regulated drains or proposed regulated drains in the county.
Private and Natural Drains
The County Surveyor, through the Drainage Board, reviews complaints regarding obstructions within Private and Natural Drains. When ordered by the Drainage Board, the Surveyor oversees the removal of any obstruction so as to restore proper drainage.
History of the County Surveyor's Office
The Land Ordinance of 1785, as adopted by the Continental Congress, signaled the commencement of the Rectangular Public Land Survey System as a means of dividing federally owned land for transfer of ownership to the public. The first rectangular survey in the State of Indiana was performed by Israel Ludlow in 1797. In 1834 and 1835, several surveyors divided what was to become Jasper County into the individual townships and ranges that are in use today. It is this system which the Jasper County Surveyor's Office perpetually maintains to this day.
The Indiana Constitution of 1851 as amended in 1852 officially established the Office of County Surveyor as an elected office. The length of the term was set at four years, but unlike many other County Offices, there is no limit to the number of terms that may be served.
Past County Surveyors of Jasper County, Indiana
Names James Welch | Terms (Dates Unknown) |
Licensed Land Surveyors Practicing in Jasper County
Sayers, Kevin L.,
LS20200022
Turning Point Surveying, Inc.
219-987-8330
DeMotte
Tiemens, David J.,
LS29900020
Tiemens' Land Surveying
219-987-2828
DeMotte
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