Thanks for the reminder. I too was caught a couple of years ago. The Tax Bill is mailed to town residents in mid August. The benefit of an early mailing is of course the lead time to set aside the monies needed. One of the downsides is if you are not terribly organized ( like myself
) the tax bill may end up in a stack of other bills and forgotten about. I remembered one day late a couple of years ago and was considered "delinquent". I was charged the "Interest as allowable by law" AND a "collectors fee" of 8% even though the collector never got involved ( as I remembered the bill and brought in the payment myself ). I may be incorrect on this but I believe the "collectors fee" does not get added to the town's account.
According to the bill "Taxes must be paid by 4:00 P.M. on Nov. 17, 2008 or they will be considered delinquent.
I too have often wondered why the town does not put up a sign or two a couple of weeks before the due date advertising the fact that taxes will be due on such and such a date. November and December tend to be busy months for a lot of people. A simple reminder goes a long way.
