by Ryan McKeen
The debate on improving Connecticut’s economy often focuses on taxes and spending. The discussions often focus on raise this rate, cut that one, add this fee and eliminate that fee.
I’m not an economist. I don’t pretend to have the answers to the complex financial mess we find ourselves in. What I am, is an “actively” practicing lawyer.
Costs of doing business in CT go far beyond taxes.
One of the most inefficient systems in our State is having land records recorded in town clerk’s offices. Whether I’m doing a real estate closing, looking to collect a debt, or working on an estate – I have to physically go to the town clerk’s office where the property is recorded.
All of this costs money and time. It also needlessly puts cars on the road resulting in congestion and pollution.
The legislature should look at having a central and electronic database for land records. Being able to log in from my computer, record documents, and perform title searches from my desk would be vastly more efficient than the system we have in place now.
I don’t expect this to happen. Let alone soon. However, if it did happen, it would certainly accelerate the speed at which business could be moved in the State.