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Lake County treasurer turns over remainder of decades-old unclaimed surplus after 40-year review
Summary
Treasurer Mike Zarin told commissioners his office researched duplicate tax payments back to 1983, immediately refunded duplicates going forward and returned the remainder of a long‑standing unclaimed‑funds account to the county general fund; about 17,000 residents received credits or checks during the review.
Lake County Treasurer Mike Zarin told the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that his office has completed a multi‑year review of a long‑running unclaimed surplus account and is turning the remainder of the account over to the commissioners for use by the county.
Zarin said staff researched records back to 1983 to locate duplicate tax payments and refund taxpayers. "We researched back a good 40 plus years," he said, and added that the office changed its policy so that duplicate payments are…
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