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Article: Politics played role in Barnett's rise: Land deal questioned prior to property appraiser appointment.
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- News Herald (Panama City, FL)
- Article date:
- May 6, 2007
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Byline: Tony Bridges
May 6--Editor's note: This is Part I of a twopart story detailing Bay County Property Appraiser Rick Barnett's rise and fall. Today's story details how he came to be property appraiser. Monday's story focuses on events after he took office. The information comes from public records and interviews with those who know him.
PANAMA CITY
Rick Barnett's legacy as Bay County Property Appraiser may be open to interpretation, but one thing is for certain: his tenure transformed that office.
Under Barnett, it evolved from a quiet, low-profile function of the tax system -- so old-fashioned that records were kept in a set of ...