All tax bills mailed, although some arrived later than usual
County residents who are worried because they have not received their county and township tax bills can rest assured they will receive it in the very near future.
That’s the word from Mark Gordon, the county chief of economic development and planning, after township tax collectors and the county tax assessment office began receiving calls from property owners whose tax bills had not yet come in the mail.
Gordon explained that Midwest, the company that sorts the tax bills for mailing by the Postal Service, is required, through a contract with the county, to ensure all tax bills are postmarked by the close of the business day on March 1.
He said 100% of the county’s tax bills were mailed out by that deadline, but the Postal Service allows three days for delivery for first class mail, which is the class of the tax bills.
He said the county currently collects about $55 million in taxes annually.
“The last thing the county would want to do is screw up a revenue source,” Gordon said. “Property taxes are the cash register of the county.”
