CITY NOW ACCEPTING SELECT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS

March 14, 2008 – Effective immediately, the City of Midland Treasurer’s Office will accept select credit and debit cards for most City bills.

For nearly a year, citizens have been able to pay their City of Midland water bills and parking tickets online using VISA or MasterCard, or debit cards with the VISA or MasterCard logo on them. Now, citizens can use these cards to make payments at the Treasurer’s Office for a variety of City services and items:

• Water bills
• Water connections
• Parking tickets
• Accounts Receivable invoices
• Permits (Building, Electrical, Engineering, Mechanical, Plumbing)
• Contractor registrations
• Rental inspections
• Handbill distributor licenses
• Yard waste bins and annual renewal fees
• Household refuse bins
• Midland Municipal Cemetery fees
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) fees
• Sanitary Landfill invoices
• MCTV Network user fees

Payments may be made at the City Treasurer’s Office only. The office is located on the first floor of City Hall.

Due to the potentially high costs to conduct transactions, the City is unable to accept credit or debit cards for property tax payments. However, citizens can opt to have their taxes paid electronically through the City’s Auto-Pay program. This free service allows property owners to have funds automatically withdrawn from their checking or savings

bank account on the date that taxes are due. Visit the City’s website or stop by the Treasurer’s Office for a program enrollment form.

The City will continue to accept checks or cash for all City service/item payments.

Contact the City Treasurer’s Office at 989-837-3315 with any questions, or visit the City’s website (www.midland-mi.org).

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