The Elk Grove Village GIS (Geographic Information System) recently assisted an evaluation of outstanding tickets which to date has recovered tens of thousands of dollars for the village.

The address matching or “geocoding” process provided through the GIS and its address inventory allowed all unpaid tickets to be summarized by address eliminating data entry errors typically seen in the street name of the address. This summary provided a tally of fees to be sent out in one mailing to offenders who in some cases had hundreds or even thousands of dollars in outstanding fines. This action was not cost effective for the village until the GIS options noted above were available.

The results of this assessment will be evaluated against payments received allowing for further action for those avoiding the notice and/or repeat offenders. The village also has an option to pursue nonresident tickets that are outstanding to provide additional gains.