Summer and Winter Taxes May Still
be Paid at the Township Hall
Both Summer and Winter taxes may be paid only at the Township
Hall on or before March 1, 2010. Since March 1 is a Monday, we
will be open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for taxes only. The amount
that is now due for unpaid taxes includes interest and penalty.
Please contact the Deputy Treasurer Lori Hurst for the current
amount at 655-3193.
Tax payments need to actually arrive in the office in order to
be processed - postmarks cannot be accepted as a payment
date. Tax payments can also be left in the bronze drop slot
beneath the bulletin board by the front entry of the township
hall, only if payment is made by check, and the stub from the
bottom of the tax bill is included with the check. Residents
should not leave cash in the drop slot.
Payments that are in the drop box or Township mailbox by the
start of business on Tuesday , March 2 will be considered to have
arrived on March 1. All taxpayers who pay by mail or in the drop
slot will receive an official property tax receipt by return
mail, only if they have requested one by checking the box
on their tax stub.
State law requires an additional charge of 1% of the tax owed
to be charged on the first day they are delinquent and the first
of every month that taxes are unpaid after the due date, plus a
penalty of 3% after February 16, 2010. For summer taxes this is
an additional charge of 9% and for winter taxes an additional
charge of 4%. Taxes still unpaid after March 1, 2010 must be
turned over to the Ingham County Treasurer for collection, which
involves additional fees for the taxpayer.
REMINDER: Anyone eligible for a Summer
Deferment must also have their application in before the start of
business on September 16.
Janet T. Eyster, Treasurer
Williamstown Township
