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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Earlier today, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced that he is postponing the tax payment deadline to June 1 for individual property taxpayers. Individual residential and commercial taxpayers who pay property taxes themselves, rather than through their mortgage lender, can delay payment until June 1, 2020 due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Banks and other financial institutions that pay property taxes on behalf of their lending customers will still need to meet the original April 30 deadline.
Included in the Executive’s press release was a quote from me, as the Council Budget Chair, supporting this decision: “I support the Executive's order, as this is a very challenging time for many of our residents to pay their property tax bills, especially for those who have lost their jobs, and for small business owners who have had to close down - hopefully only temporarily. We also have to be responsive to our cities and towns and special districts - such as schools, fire districts, hospitals and libraries - who depend on the property tax revenue. Postponing the due date until June 1 seems a fair balance for all when we consider our daunting crisis.”
You can read more about this decision by clicking the following link: https://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/constantine/news/release/2020/March/30-property-tax-extension.aspx
I will be sending my daily COVID-19 update later this afternoon that will include the latest data from Public Health and other helpful information.
Sincerely,
Jeanne Kohl-Welles
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