City Revenues Lagging

Washington City Council was informed at their agenda meeting of lagging revenues from property tax collection. City Administrator Donn Henderson says that property taxes are about three weeks behind of where they historically have been. He blamed it mostly on the recent cyber attack that the county suffered. He said information was late from the county putting the city’s information dissemination behind. That translates to roughly $400,000. Henderson encourages property owners to pay as soon as they can so that the city does not need to take out a loan and spend tax money on interest payments on an additional loan. City residents were also encouraged to apply to the Citywide Development Corporation for their “Block by Block Home Repair Program”. Residents that qualify for the program are eligible for funding to make repairs to their homes to keep them in compliance with city ordinances. Residents of the 7^th and 8^th Wards will receive priority for funding. Also available are grants through the Community Development Block Grant program administered through the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington. Applications for both programs are available at City Hall.