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Fletcher Town tax collector reports about 99.8% collection for 2023
Summary
Tax collector Candy Broom told the council the town collected roughly 99.8% of 2023 levies, reporting about $10,000 recovered in back taxes and an outstanding balance of roughly $9,551.72; the report was moved to the consent agenda for formal approval.
Candy Broom, the town's tax collector, told the Fletcher Town Council the town collected nearly all of its 2023 property taxes and related billings. "We have collected about $10,000 on back taxes so we're like 99.8% collected for the year," Broom said while reviewing the year-end report and accompanying printout.
Broom described the components behind the figure: an original levy reported in the packet, approximately $57,000 in utility billings listed as "discoveries," monthly releases through June totaling about $1,849, payments recorded of roughly $4,900 and a remaining balance of $9,551.72 on the town’s books for 2023. She credited outside collection support and unclaimed-property processes for helping locate difficult-to-find taxpayers.
Council members thanked Broom and staff for maintaining a high collection rate. The council moved the tax collector’s year-end report onto the consent agenda for formal approval; no detailed vote count was recorded in the transcript. The packet also noted outstanding taxpayers listed through 2027 and showed historical collection performance.
Next steps: the report will appear on the consent agenda for formal approval at the council’s consent-approval vote. The council did not vote on substantive tax-rate changes during the discussion.
