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Oak Ridge property tax bills delivered

Posted at 1:55 am July 20, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

The City of Oak Ridge announced last week that all property tax bills have been mailed and should have been delivered to property owners for this year.

Taxes go to support the operation of many city services from street maintenance to the library, a press release said. The police and fire departments, refuse removal and disposal, recreation and parks, and many other city activities are all supported by the property tax. A portion of the tax also goes to support the Oak Ridge School system.

The Business Office is ready for the annual rush, according to Manager Marlene Witt.

“Paying taxes is no one’s favorite thing to do,” she said. “With trained, helpful staff and specialists who can answer your detailed questions, we hope to make the task, if not pleasant, at least as painless as possible.”

Witt said many citizens pay their property taxes directly, while taxes for others are paid through an escrow account associated with their mortgage.

“Both groups get a notice of tax due,” she said. “However, it remains the responsibility of the property owner to ensure the taxes are paid.”

The city staff cautioned that a relatively small number of property owners may not receive a tax notice. There are several reasons that this might happen. For example, by law, property tax bills are mailed to the owner of record as of January 1, but if the property has changed hands since that date, the new owner may not receive the notice.

In other cases, mailing addresses change and, of course, other delivery problems also occur, the press release said. Regardless of the ability of the business office to deliver the notice, it is still the responsibility of the property owner to make the payment in a timely manner.

If someone has not received a tax bill by now, they should contact the city’s business office immediately.

The last day to make full tax payments without penalty is August 31. Penalties start to accrue on September 1.

Further information is available through the city’s website at www.oakridgetn.gov. The tax specialist at the city can be reached at (865) 425-3404.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Business Office, City of Oak Ridge, city services, Marlene Witt, Oak Ridge School, property owners, property tax bills, tax

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  1. WK Hyatt says

    July 23, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    Anderson County needs to do some reassessments, you can’t sell the older houses for what the assessment says.

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