{"id":17424,"date":"2024-05-31T20:33:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/?page_id=17424"},"modified":"2024-05-31T20:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:33:59","slug":"press-release-chris-slusser-05-31-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/press-release-chris-slusser-05-31-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release, Chris Slusser 05\/31\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;text-align: center\"><strong>Tax Bills are in the Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-weight: normal\">\u201cNot all taxing districts choose to increase their levy,\u201d Slusser said. \u201cMadison County Government has not raised its tax levy in the past eight years.\u00a0However, when a taxing district does raise their tax levy, it results in a property tax increase.\u201d<br>\u00a0<br>County tax bills are designed to show taxpayers the exact breakdown of their overall bill. Madison County Treasurer, Chris Slusser, encourages those with questions to contact the office. \u201cThe Treasurer\u2019s office is open Mon-Fri from 8:30-4:30, with no appointment necessary\u201d, Slusser said. \u201cWe generally get very busy near the due dates, so it\u2019s important to get payments in as quickly as possible in order to avoid the rush.\u201d<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cTo continue our trend of adding efficiencies and creating value for taxpayers, we\u2019re excited to once again offer paperless billing\u201d Slusser said. Those who register this year will begin receiving their tax bill electronically next year. \u201cRegistering for paperless billing alleviates postage and printing costs while adding accessibility and peace of mind to those who would normally have to wait for a bill to arrive by mail.\u201d<br>\u00a0<br>Slusser reminds taxpayers of all payment options: at one of the participating collector banks or credit unions throughout the county, by mail, through your financial institution\u2019s online bill pay service, by QR code located on your tax bill, the Treasurer\u2019s website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.madcotreasurer.org\/\">www.madcotreasurer.org<\/a>, by phone at (618)602-2120, or in person at the Treasurer\u2019s Office in Edwardsville. If paid by mail, letters must be postmarked on or before the due date.<br>\u00a0<br>Taxpayers will still have the option of making an immediate payment using an electronic check or credit card at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.madcotreasurer.org\/\">www.madcotreasurer.org<\/a>, or they can set up the four installment payments using either method. Those who sign up for the automatic deductions will be sent an email prior to the due date reminding them about the withdrawal from their bank account and what to do if they need to make changes. Changes may include banking or credit card information or to stop online payments altogether.<br>\u00a0<br>Taxpayers are reminded that when they change an address with the U.S. Postal Service, tax bills are never forwarded. \u201cIt\u2019s important for taxpayers to complete the change of address form available in the Chief County Assessor\u2019s Office\u201d Slusser said. \u201cThe law states a taxpayer is responsible for paying a bill regardless or not if they receive one. The fact is we want to make sure you do receive one.\u201d<br>\u00a0<br>For questions or more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.madcotreasurer.org\/\">www.madcotreasurer.org<\/a>\u00a0or contact the Treasurer\u2019s Office at 618-692-6260.<br>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17424","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17425,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17424\/revisions\/17425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}