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Norwalk tax office reports early billing gains, plans tax sale to collect delinquent zoning fees

Norwalk Common Council Finance & Claims Committee · July 11, 2025
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Summary

City tax collector reported strong early collections after June mailings and announced a September 'mini tax sale' to pursue delinquent zoning-violation fees now eligible for collection via tax sale under a law effective Oct. 1, 2024.

The Norwalk tax collector told the Finance & Claims Committee on July 10 that early mailing of motor-vehicle and real-estate tax bills reduced taxpayer calls and produced strong receipts in June, and that the city will pursue a new enforcement tool — a tax sale — this September to collect unpaid zoning-violation fees.

Lisa B., Norwalk City tax collector, said motor-vehicle bills were mailed June 11 and that the early mailing extended the practical collection period by roughly two to three weeks. "We…

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