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Fremont County treasurer launches monthly property-tax payment option through private escrow service
Summary
Treasurer and public trustee Kathy Elliott briefed commissioners on a new monthly property tax payment option using Escrow Taxes; the county will not pay program costs and the service charges per-transaction fees paid by participating taxpayers.
Fremont County Treasurer and Public Trustee Kathy Elliott told the Board of County Commissioners the county has joined a multi-county service that allows property owners to make monthly property-tax payments through an outside escrow vendor called Escrow Taxes.
Elliott described the program as a voluntary convenience tool for taxpayers, especially homeowners without mortgage escrows or those on fixed incomes. The county will not absorb the vendor’s fees; Escrow Taxes charges $1 for e-check/ACH transactions and 2.5% (minimum $2) for debit or credit-card payments, with fees disclosed at checkout.
How it works: taxpayers register with Escrow Taxes and select payment frequency;…
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