Columbia County, Arkansas

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Columbia County is one of 75 counties in Arkansas. Magnolia is the county seat.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Arkansas county websites

[edit] The good

• Elected officials and their contact information are listed under their respective departments. ^[1]
• Some administrative officials' names are listed.^[1]
• Taxes can be paid online^[2] and there is a searchable database for property taxes.^[3]

[edit] The bad

• Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
• Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.
• There is no information on the budget, meetings, building permits and zoning, audits, or contracts.

[edit] External links

Columbia County

• Official Columbia County Website
• Columbia County on E-Reference
• Magnolia/Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
• Columbia County Free Public Records Directory
• Columbia County on Epodunk
• Columbia County on Local.Arkansas.gov

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} County Officials
2. ↑ Pay Taxes Online
3. ↑ Tax Search

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