{
  "type": "isotype",
  "title": "A software glitch skipped conservancy charges on about 84 parcels",
  "theme": "default",
  "caption": "The county says regular property taxes were paid, no back conservancy taxes will be collected, and any correction will apply going forward after legal and commissioner review.",
  "source": {
    "label": "Vigo County Commissioners, 2026-08-04 — 20:45",
    "href": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BttQk1B8mjY&t=1245"
  },
  "alt": "An isotype shows about 84 parcels affected by a software error that skipped only the conservancy portion of their tax bills. The county has six conservancy districts, but the highlight does not locate the parcels by district.",
  "dataTable": {
    "columns": [
      "Stage",
      "Fact"
    ],
    "records": [
      [
        "Origin",
        "Software change sometime between 2010 and 2011"
      ],
      [
        "Scope",
        "About 84 properties across Vigo County conservancy districts"
      ],
      [
        "What was missed",
        "Conservancy line item; regular property tax was paid"
      ],
      [
        "Review",
        "Auditor gathering information with legal counsel and commissioners"
      ],
      [
        "Correction",
        "Going forward only; no back taxes"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "unit": "count",
  "scale": {
    "unitsPerIcon": 10
  },
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "parcels",
      "label": "Parcels missing the conservancy charge",
      "value": 84,
      "approximate": true
    }
  ],
  "stats": [
    {
      "display": "≈84",
      "label": "Affected parcels"
    },
    {
      "value": 6,
      "unit": "count",
      "label": "County conservancy districts"
    },
    {
      "display": "Forward only",
      "label": "Correction; no back taxes"
    }
  ],
  "footnote": "The highlight gives an approximate countywide parcel count, not parcel locations or a district-by-district breakdown. Regular property taxes were paid."
}
