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The Tax Collector’s office is responsible for billing and collecting taxes, sewer and drive-in sanitation payments.
These charges are considered municipal liens on each property.
The 2009 Tax Rate is $1.431 per $100 of assessed value.
Although taxes are due on the 1st day of February, May, August and November, the Mayor & Borough Council
have resolved to waive interest on the payment of any installment of taxes if the payment is received
by the 10th of the month of each respective tax quarter. This is what we refer to as the "Grace Period."
Payments must be received in this office by 4:30 pm on the 10th day of the month in order to avoid
interest being charged on your account. If payment is not received within the grace period, interest is
then calculated from the date when the payment was originally due, until the date of actual receipt of the payment.
Postmark dates are not an indication of receipt by this office. The postmark indicates when the post office
received the envelope for mailing. Physical custody of your payment in this office determines receipt for our purposes.
Additionally, if the 10th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Borough Holiday, this deadline would be extended to the next business day.
Please keep in mind that we are unable to accept postdated checks. We must be able to post
the payment to your account and deposit it on the day it is received. Any postdated checks
will be returned to you, which could cause a delinquency and interest accruing on your account.
If you bank online, check with your financial institution before scheduling a payment.
Some financial institutions use a processing company that mails postdated checks.
These online banking postdated checks will also be returned to you.
Interest will be calculated at 8% per annum on the first $1,500 and 18% per annum for any amount
over $1,500 retroactive to the first of the month. A penalty of 6% will be charged on any
delinquency in excess of $10,000 if not paid by the end of the fiscal year.
Interest will be calculated at 8% per annum on the first $1,500 and 18% per annum
for any amount over $1,500 retroactive to the first of the month. A penalty of
6% will be charged on any delinquency in excess of $10,000 if not paid by the end
of the fiscal year.
Any municipal lien remaining unpaid on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the
current fiscal year is subject to Tax Sale at anytime thereafter.
Taxpayers are urged to read all information printed on the front and back of the tax bill.
Tax bills are mailed annually, usually sometime during the first two weeks of July.
Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt a property owner from paying the taxes
and/or municipal liens when due. If you have not received a tax bill by the end of
July, please contact this office.
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