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Clay County Commission waives interest and penalties after postal delay claim
Summary
The Clay County Commission voted 6-0 to approve Resolution 2025-94 to refund interest and penalties charged to Martin and Rebecca Reynolds after county records showed a postal delay and multiple postmark discrepancies.
The Clay County Commission voted 6-0 to approve Resolution 2025-94 to refund interest and penalties charged to Martin and Rebecca Reynolds after the commission heard testimony that the taxpayer mailed a real-estate tax payment that was postmarked later than the taxpayer said she mailed it.
Rebecca Reynolds, a Clay County resident, told the commission she placed a tax payment in a Price Chopper drop box on Dec. 29 and believed she mailed the payment on time. “I turned it in to the Price Chopper December 29,” Reynolds said during the meeting.
County staff told the commission the Collector’s Office received the check on Jan. 15; the receipt showed an unpaid balance and…
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