Posted: 26 Jul 2010 12:04 PM PDT

The Municipal Valuation Committee (MVC) constituted by the Delhi government to review property tax in the city has submitted its report to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The high powered standing committee of the MCD will take a final decision on the matter on Wednesday. On June

12, Hindustan Times reported how people staying near Delhi Metro lines will have to pay more as property tax.

According to sources, the civic agency cannot reject the committee's suggestions as it had earlier rejected the report in 2007, making it mandatory for it to accept it now. The committee has suggested upgradation of 168 odd colonies. Currently, the areas under the jurisdiction of the MCD have been divided into eight categories, A to H.

Category A stands for the upscale colonies that pay the highest amount of tax including New Friends Colony, Vasant Kunj, Anand Niketan, among others. The MVC has suggested upgrading 12 category 'B' colonies to category 'A', 20 'C' category colonies to category 'B' and 42 category 'D' colonies to category 'C' among others.

"The report will be tabled in the meeting on Wednesday and all the members will discuss it and take a final decision on it," said Yogender Chandolia, chairman of the standing committee of the MCD.

If the report is approved by the committee, it will be made a public document. The public can then make suggestions and objections within 30 days.

Before starting work on the report, the MVC had invited suggestions from Delhiites. "A number of people had suggested that lack of civic services in a colony should lead to reduction in property tax. But this did not appeal to the committee," said a senior official.

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Property tax rate hike in Fort Myers city manager's proposed budget

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:07 AM PDT

1:06 P.M. — Despite staring down increasing pension obligations and falling sales tax revenue, the city manager's office presented the Fort Myers city council a balanced budget this morning.

Though the council has not yet debated on the proposal, the office is continuing to push a possible increase in property tax rates from $7.40 to $8.40 per $1,000 in property values.

In his transmittal letter, City Manager William Mitchell wrote that this budget was a "perfect storm" situation, due to the bust of the real estate boom, record-high unemployment, weak financial markets and increasing health insurance and pension costs — "all of which result in two things: lower revenue and higher costs," he wrote.

Nearly all of the reserve funds have been tapped into in order to balance the budget, with the exception of the land acquisition and risk management accounts. In total, reserves will make up 5 percent of the total budget, if approved by the city council.

Though there are no layoffs in this balanced budget, 16 vacant full-time positions were eliminated.

The council will also consider how it could finance some of the infrastructure improvements that need to take place, following a presentation from Public Works Director Saeed Kazemi. The city's water infrastructure, including underground pipes, is in need of repair, Kazemi said.

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Tax Office Adds Hours

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:52 AM PDT

2:36 p.m. EDT, July 26, 2010

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PLAINVILLE — —

The tax office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 30, for people who want to pay their property taxes.

Town hall usually closes at noon on Fridays. The extra hours were added to make it easier for people to pay their bills. Taxpayers have until Monday, Aug. 2, to pay their taxes without accruing interest.

There are several ways payments can be made. People may come to the tax office to pay in person before the close of business, tax bills may be mailed and postmarked no later than August 2, credit cards can be used through the town's website, http://www.plainvillect.com, or payments may be left in drop boxes outside town hall. Payments left in the drop boxes must be received by 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 2.

Payments received after 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 will be processed the next business day and will incur interest.

—Ken Byron

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Property tax bills being mailed out

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Published: Sunday, July 25, 2010 9:07 AM CDT

New Castle County residents should receive their property and State school bills in the mail over the next week. The bills, which were mailed today, are due September 30.

Many residents do not see the bills, which are commonly paid out of mortgage escrow accounts. Those without mortgages do receive the bills.

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