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Norwalk tax collector reports 97.07% current levy collection; $15,375.60 refund for leasing company approved

2956147 · March 20, 2025
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Tax collector Lisa B. reported a 97.07% collection rate for the current levy in February, described recent tax-sale activity and delinquent-notice timing, and requested approval of a $15,375.60 refund to Acar Leasing Limited; the committee approved the claims report and will forward it to the Common Council.

At its March 20 meeting, the Norwalk City Finance and Claims Committee heard a detailed narrative from the tax collector and the city tax assessor about collection performance, tax-sale dispositions and pending appeals.

Tax collection: Tax Collector Lisa B. told the committee that the current-levy collection rate for February stood at 97.07%. She said payments that arrived within the February 3 deadline were processed during February, which improved the city’s year-to-date rate from much lower January figures. Lisa B. described a staggered schedule for delinquent notices: real-estate demand notices were sent at the beginning of the week, business personal-property notices would go out at week’s end, and motor-vehicle notices were planned for next month. She said the city will file…

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