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Counties and cities outline digital tools, inserts and mailers to demystify property taxes
Summary
County association and multiple local government speakers described efforts to improve property-tax transparency — parcel lookup portals, mill-levy books, mailed inserts and utility-bill newsletters — and urged a coordinated interim subgroup to standardize what can be shown on tax statements.
The Tax Reform Relief Advisory Committee heard multiple presentations about how counties and cities communicate property-tax information to residents and taxing districts.
A representative of the Association of Counties summarized county-level approaches: financial-transparency portals (OpenGov-type), property-tax lookup tools (Tyler/TaxWise portal), the recent shift to budget-hearing notices, and a mixed record on public engagement. The speaker said some counties discontinued expensive portals after finding low usage and suggested a…
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