About WCA

WCA Assessing History

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 seven 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 Treasurer’s 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 still 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 capitalize on this with planned and sustained growth.

With a diverse clientele of 40 communities, we understand the different financial requirements of each and tailor our services accordingly. In one community we may staff the office daily with multiple appraisers, aides and clerks, while in others we may have set office hours two or three times a week. In each and every instance we do what’s necessary to get the job done correct and done correct the first time…our professional reputation depends on it.