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Norwalk tax collector details refunds, collection rates and July 2026 tax sale
Summary
Tax Collector Lisa Biacharelli told the Finance & Claims Committee that while corrected collection rates were lower midyear, the office collected more dollars than the prior year, listed large refunds requiring committee approval, and outlined a tax sale scheduled for July 2026 to recover delinquent property taxes.
Tax Collector Lisa Biacharelli told the Norwalk City Finance & Claims Committee on Jan. 15 that the city’s tax-collection work includes routine refunds, special refunds that require committee approval when they exceed $10,000, and regular enforcement that culminates in a tax sale every two years.
Biacharelli said the corrected, year-to-date collection percentage reported for December was about 59.97%, down from 62.53% at the same point a year earlier; she attributed the dip largely to later bill mailings this cycle and said the office’s long-run collection target is approximately 98.6% of levied taxes. She noted that, despite the percentage change, the city collected more…
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