CITY MAILS WINTER TAX BILLS

The City of Midland will mail winter tax bills the first week in December. Winter taxes are due and payable, without penalty or interest, from December 1, 2006 through February 14, 2007.

Citizens can pay winter tax bills by check or cash at the Midland City Treasurer's Office, 333 W. Ellsworth St., from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Place after-hours payments in the depository located in the main entrance of Midland City Hall. Payments postmarked after February 14 will receive a four percent penalty applied to the remaining balance.

The City bills and collects winter taxes on behalf of other local governments and school districts as a service to those entities. The winter tax bill does not include a tax levy for the City.

The total winter millage rate on principal residence property in the City of Midland, within the Midland Public School District, is 6.8820 mills; the total on non-principal residence property is 15.3797 mills.

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