PROPERTY TAXES DUE

LOCAL NEWS

DATE: 01 27 10

LIBERTY COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR MARK McCLELLAND IS REMINDING PROPERTY OWNERS THAT TAXES ARE DUE BY NO LATER THAN MONDAY FEBRUARY 1ST AT 6 P.M. TO AVOID THE 7 % PENALTY CHARGED FOR LATE PAYMENTS. TECHNICALLY TAXES ARE DUE BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS JANUARY 31, BUT BECAUSE THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY FALLS ON SUNDAY, THE TAX OFFICE WILL ACCEPT PAYMENTS THROUGH THE 0CLOSE OF BUSINESS MONDAY FEBRUARY 1 WITHOUT PENALTY. .

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FOR THOSE MAILING IN THEIR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT, THOSE POSTMARKED FEBRUARY 1 WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED AS ON-TIME PAYMENTS. LIBERTY COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR MARK McCLELLAND ALSO REMINDS PROPERTY OWNERS TO PAY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IF THEY CANNOT PAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT. THE 7 % PENALTY’S KICKS IN ON WHAT IS STILL OWED ON FEBRUARY 2.  SO WHATEVER AMOUNT IS PAID ON TIME WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PENALTY. AGAIN, THE LIBERTY COUNTY TAX OFFICE WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 6 PM BOTH FRIDAY JANUARY 29 AND MONDAY FEBRUARY 1 TO HELP PROPERTY OWNERS IN SEEING THEIR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT IS MADE BEFORE PENALTIES ARE ADDED.