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In The Mail Monday: $250 Million In Escambia Tax Bills
October 28, 2011
Collection of the 2011 real estate and tangible personal property taxes will begin November 1, according to Janet Holley, Escambia County tax collector
This year’s tax rolls include 177,000 accounts totaling $250 million. Bills will be delivered to the post office on October 31 for mailing, and there will be a 4% discount for early payment is good through November 30..
Other discount periods are as follows: December‑‑3%; January‑‑2%; February‑‑1%; and the gross amount is due in March 2012. Taxes become delinquent April 1 and are assessed a 3% penalty. When mailed, discounts are determined by postmark of payment. When a discount period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the discount period will be extended to the next business day for walk‑in customers only.
Tax revenue is generated for the various taxing authorities and is approximated as follows: District School Board, $120 million; Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, $107.4 million; City of Pensacola, $15.2 million; Sheriff, $6.6 million; Northwest Florida Water Management, $566,000; Downtown Improvement Board, $358,000; and Town of Century, $27,000. Additionally, MSBU collections totaling $13.9 million include: County fire protection, $10.5 million; City Stormwater, $2.5 million; and various others, $910,000.
Residents can check the status of their taxes and pay on the website at www.escambiataxcollector.com. Online payments are available, along with other options including payment by mail, by phone, or in person. If a tax bill is not received by November 10, call the tax collector’s office at (850) 438‑6500, ext. 252.
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Everytime I think about Ms Holly, sending out those tax bills, I think of St Matthew, on his donkey, out collecting taxes. He was real popular within his community as well.