Merry Christmas and Happy New Year – The office will be closed on Friday the 24th and Friday the 31st for the Christmas holiday.    For your convenience, the office will be open on December 27th and December 29th .  The last day to pay your tax bill in 2010 will be the 29th of December.

Taxes are due Monday,  February 14, 2011.   IMPORTANT:  Please mail early. Postmarks are not accepted for due date!!  We are not responsible for delays in the postal system.  Please use the return envelope provided with your tax statements.  If you would like a receipt, please enclose the entire bill and a self-addressed envelope.  We will stamp the upper part and return it to you.

Remember that you can make partial payments from the first of December through February 14th.  Payments received after the due date must include the penalty and interest.  State law prohibits the township from waiving these charges.  You may pay summer and winter 2010 taxes at the township through February 28th.  All unpaid taxes will be turned over to the county treasurer on March 1, 2011.

Make checks payable to:  Vergennes Township Treasurer.

Please do not include dog licenses in the same check.

ONLINE PAYMENTS must have the parcel number printed on them.

If you are having difficulty in making a one-time payment, feel free to make partial payments.  You will then only have interest on the total of the unpaid taxes.

ESCROW ACCOUNTS FOR TAXES

If your taxes are paid from an escrow account, your copy of the tax bill should state "INFORMATIONAL COPY ONLY" near the bottom of the bill. If this message does not appear on your tax bill, you need to send your escrow holder a copy of your tax bill or contact them to make sure they are aware of the summer taxes due on your property. Under Property Information it will give you the name of the escrow holder that your bill was sent to. If there is a Tax Service listed, please contact your mortgage company to see if the tax service is handling the payment for your mortgage company. Escrow companies must request a listing of taxes due to clients they service before each summer and winter billing cycle.

***Mail***Please mail your payment in the enclosed yellow envelope. If you would like a receipt for your property taxes, please include the entire bill and a self-addressed envelope. We will receipt the top portion and return it to you. If not, please enclose the bottom portion of the bill only with your check.

***Mail Slot***For your convenience, a mail slot is located in the entry door for after-hour payments. Please no cash in the mail slot. The same procedure applies to receipts.

***In Person***Payment may also be made at the Township Office on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.