SUMMER TAXES DUE SEPTEMBER 17

August 31, 2007 – Summer tax payments are due and payable without penalty or interest, through September 17, 2007, to the City of Midland Treasurer’s Office, 333 W. Ellsworth St. A four percent penalty is assessed to payments or unpaid balances after September 17, as specified by Michigan law and City of Midland resolution.

Property owners may pay summer tax bills by check or cash at the Midland City Treasurer’s Office, 333 W. Ellsworth. Credit cards are not accepted. If you are signed up for the City’s Auto-Pay service, your taxes will be automatically withdrawn from the bank account of your choosing on September 17, 2007.

To better accommodate residents, the Treasurer’s Office will offer extended office hours from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. through September 28. After-hours payments may be placed in the depository located in the main entrance of Midland City Hall.

Residents who have not received a summer tax bill should contact the City Treasurer's Office at 989-837-3315.

The summer tax notice combines the full annual tax levy for the City of Midland, Delta College, Midland County Operating, State Education Tax, and part of the annual tax levy for Midland Public Schools and Midland County Educational Service Agency. The total summer millage rate on principal residence property in the City of Midland within the Midland Public School District is 29.5921 mills; the total on non-principal residence property is 35.7660 mills.

This is the third year of a gradual move to collect the county operating tax levy through the summer tax bill. As a result of legislative action by the State of Michigan, in 2007, the entire county operating tax levy will be billed in the summer. Property owners’ summer 2007 tax notice includes 4.8955 mills for Midland County Operating.

A one percent (1%) tax administration fee will be imposed on all applicable summer and winter taxes. The one percent (1%) fee is authorized by State law to offset costs incurred by the City in assessing property values, collecting property tax levies and in the assessment review and appeal process. The revenue generated from this fee will be used during the 2007-2008 fiscal year for defense of the City’s large industrial tax appeal cases. The tax administration fee is calculated on the base tax.

A taxpayer who is 62 years of age or older, or a totally and permanently disabled person, blind person, paraplegic, quadriplegic, eligible serviceperson, eligible veteran, eligible widow or widower, with a household income of less than $40,000, may request an “Application for Deferment of Summer Taxes” from the City Treasurer’s Office or download a hard copy from the City’s website (www.midland-mi.org). This application defers the summer tax penalty and interest on the applicant’s principal residence until February 15, 2008. In order to be eligible for this deferment, applications must be received in the City Treasurer’s Office by September 17, 2007. A new deferment request must be filed each year.

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