Barron County, Wisconsin

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1 Website evaluation
- 1.1 The good
- 1.2 The bad
2 External links
3 References

Barron County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin. It was formed in 1859 and is named after legislator and circuit court judge Henry D Barron. The county covers 862.84 square miles and contains 369 lakes. The city of Barron is the county seat. ^[1]

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Wisconsin county websites

[edit] The good

Easy to find budget and audit information. ^[2]
Has meeting information listed. ^[3]
Easy to find elected and administration officials.^[4]
Has permits and zoning laws on the website. ^[5]

[edit] The bad

One is able to pay taxes online, but there are no substantive instructions and not additional tax information.
There is no information on contracts, lobbying, or information on obtaining public records.

[edit] External links

Barron County

[edit] References

Counties in Wisconsin

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