Baxter County Collector Teresa Smith says just under 25,000 tax statements left her office Thursday en route to those with property in the county. The statements were transported to a United States Postal Service distribution center in Northwest Arkansas, where they are set to be mailed on Friday.
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In October last year, a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge’s ruling officially ended the collection of an annual assessment fee enacted in 2017 as payment for the debt incurred to purchase the NABORS waste hauling operation and landfill in Baxter County.
Prior to the judge’s ruling, an $18 annual assessment fee against each residence and business parcel in six North Central Arkansas counties has been collected for the tax years 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In addition, Smith says there are no millage increases reflected on this year’s tax statements.
The mailed statements represent the bulk of the correspondence headed to Baxter County property owners. But for those who have opted to receive electronic billing, Smith says those 6,400 property owners will receive their electronic statements between Monday and Wednesday next week. It’s an option more and more are taking.
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Smith says the same form provides an option with a required signature for receiving text notifications from her office, such as reminders regarding the October deadline for payment of taxes.
The Baxter County collector says the books will open Monday allowing for payment of taxes to begin through a number of methods.
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Smith says if all tax payments are made, collections would be approximately $31.5 million.
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