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Port Arthur council asks Jefferson County tax assessor to reconsider temporary closure of Port Arthur satellite office
Summary
After public concern and a briefing from the tax assessor's office, the city council approved a resolution urging reconsideration and reversal of a temporary 90-day closure of the Jefferson County tax office satellite at the Port Arthur Sub-County Courthouse.
The Port Arthur City Council approved a resolution expressing opposition to the proposed temporary closure of the Jefferson County tax assessor-collector’s sub-courthouse office in Port Arthur and requesting immediate reconsideration and reversal of that decision.
Council members discussed notices they had recently received and read statements from the county tax assessor’s office. Councilwoman Beckham relayed information from County Tax Assessor-Collector Kate Carroll: staffing attrition countywide, recent retirements and medical leaves, and the office’s need to train new hires. Carroll’s office told…
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