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As the deadline to pay property taxes approaches, the Marion County Treasurer’s Office is rolling out a new program in which people can schedule payments. Instead of paying the full amount when taxes are due, people can pay a lower monthly fee over the course of the year. Marion County Treasurer Michaela Bigaouette says that this option may be good for people who have trouble coming up with a large sum of money at once.

“This is a function that our web vendor has added over the past year that I’m really excited about. You can do it a couple of different ways. If you go to our website, Iowatreasurers.org, there is an option to sign up. You can just pay a monthly fee. Some folks choose to do that. 50 dollars, 100 dollars a month. And then when they get that statement in September, they’re paying a reduced amount, they’re not struggling to come up with that full amount.”

Bigaouette reminds residents that property taxes are due September 1st. For more information on paying taxes, or to enroll in this program, click here.