WCA Assessing Information

In 1982, after leaving the City of Westland as the Assessor, Glenn Shaw Jr. started the company known as Wayne County Appraisal. Wayne County Appraisal was originally contracted to perform re-appraisals of two Western Wayne County Communities, Canton Township and Plymouth Township. Much different today, these communities have experienced significant growth in some years experiencing over 1,000 new home starts yearly. As the company grew, other municipalities in the area became aware of the cost-effective solution of contracting out property tax assessing services. Northville Township and Ann Arbor Township soon became clients. Beginning in 2004, Wayne County Appraisal began a period of unprecedented growth, both in clientele and employee size. Numerous new communities and staff were added. Many of our staff came from other units of government, and many we have been able to train and certify internally. Each community presents new challenges in terms of property composition and make-up. As Wayne County Appraisal began to service communities outside of Wayne County, WCA Assessing was born. We currently service communities in four counties. WCA has been in the forefront of the technology prevalent in the assessing community. Our clients use a mix of BS&A .net and pervasive systems, as well as numerous Treasurers Office systems including New World, BS&A and others. Training and education is of the utmost importance to WCA. Every year in addition to obtaining necessary certification renewals, we have provided numerous internal training seminars on relevant topics. From Dale Carnegie training to Tax Tribunal seminars presented by sitting judges, we strive to stay at the forefront of our profession. With the economic market changes of 2007/2008 communities have sought ways to provide excellent service to their residents while reducing budgets. Unlike police and fire, assessing is a transparent service that can, and often is, provided by professionals contracted to the municipality. WCA has successfully sought to ...