Wayne County taxpayers are encouraged to “go green” when it comes to next year’s property tax bills.
Everyone who pays a tax bill in person at the treasurer’s office this spring is receiving a “Go Green” card with information on signing up for paperless property tax bills, Wayne County Treasurer Cathy Williams said.
“We’re trying to keep up with the times and save some money,” Williams said.
Paperless billing will reduce the county’s paper and postage costs, Williams said. The county spent $11,670 this spring to mail both the spring and fall tax bills in envelopes, even with the lower postage rate the county receives for the large mailing, Williams said.
About 40,000 paper statements are printed each year, and there is some waste in that process, Williams said.
“You wouldn’t believe how many of these we get back in the mail,” Williams said. “People move and don’t tell us. A lot of times we don’t get a forwarding address.”
Wayne County is on the cutting edge with online property tax statements. Marion and Allen counties also are using paperless billing, said Department of Local Government spokeswoman Jenny Banks. The option became available in July 2009, and counties must adopt an ordinance that follows state law on the issue, Banks said.
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