The DLGF said in a
statement issued on Tuesday that Porter is the 83rd county--out of 92 in the
state--to have its 2014 budget orders and tax rates certified, a necessary
step in getting out 2013 pay 2014 tax bills, which is to be done by Feb. 15.
The county is on
the path to on-time tax bills, the DLGF said.
DLGF Commissioner
Micah Vincent said in the statement that this is the fifth consecutive year
that the state has worked with the counties to expedite on-time billing. A
tremendous amount of collaboration between local and state officials is
required to ensure property tax bills go out on time, he added.
Now that the 2014
budgets have been certified, the County Auditor’s office will calculate the
tax bills. These bills are to be mailed by the County Treasurer no later
than April 25.
The following is
the list of 2014 total tax rates given by the state in descending order with
their 2013 rates in parentheses for comparison:
Duneland Increases
* Portage
City-Westchester: 3.0134 (2.8943).
* Porter
Town-Westchester: 2.8649 (2.7147).
*
Chesterton-Westchester: 2.6954 (2.5243).
*
Chesterton-Liberty: 2.6242 (2.4593).
*
Chesterton-Jackson: 2.6072 (2.4429)
Duneland Decreases
* Burns Harbor:
2.0795 (2.0978).
* Dune Acres::
2.0591 (2.0627).
* Westchester
Township: 1.7705 (1.7875).
* Liberty Township:
1.7320 (1.7420).
* Pine Township-Duneland
School Corporation: 1.7166 (1.7364).
* Jackson Township:
1.6717 (1.6929).
Increases Elsewhere
* Hebron: 3.1806
(3.0760).
* Portage
City-Portage Township: 2.9394 (2.8165).
*
Valparaiso-Washington: 2.8543 (2.7808).
* Valparaiso City:
2.7118 (2.6983).
* Boone Township:
2.5255 (2.4595)
* Ogden Dunes:
2.2465 (2.1363).
* Kouts (Pleasant
Twp.): 2.2270 (2.1197).
* Center Township:
1.7403 (1.6602).
* Union Township:
1.7318 (1.5663).
* Pleasant
Township: 1.6936 (1.6856).
* Washington
Township: 1.6787 (1.6850).
* Morgan Township:
1.6221 (1.6149).
* Pines Town:
1.4515 (1.3655).
* Pine
Township-Michigan City School Corporation: 1.0146 (1.0019).
Decreases Elsewhere
* Portage Township:
1.9335 (1.9700).
* Porter
Township.-West Porter Fire: 1.7302 (1.7808).
* Porter Township:
1.7179 (1.7955).
* Beverly Shores :
1.3588 (1.3965).
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