ANOKA – At this week’s county board meeting that board passed a resolution that will eliminate late payment penalties for some properties. This applies if property has less than $50,000 in annual property taxes and if the taxes are not paid through an escrow account. The property owner would have to tell the county that their ability to pay was directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and still pay their taxes by July 15.
“We wanted to make sure, on the property tax side of things, that if you were able to pay that you, in fact, paid; because there’s ongoing governmental operations here. School districts and cities that depend on the income,” said commissioner Matt Look.
Resolution #2020-PRT said “it would be unjust and inequitable to require certain qualifying taxpayers to pay penalties associated with unpaid property taxes when payment of those taxes has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The resolution passed with unanimous support.
