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Tax collector: nearly 1,400 reminder notices sent; lien notices and fees coming
Summary
Sue McLean, the city tax collector, said the office sent just shy of 1,400 reminder notices for 2026 tax accounts and warned that 30-day demand lien notices — which add fees — will be issued in about two weeks; she said roughly 25 accounts may face foreclosure later in the year.
Sue McLean, the city’s tax collector, told the Finance Committee she had sent just shy of 1,400 reminder notices last week for 2026 tax accounts and that the office will begin sending 30-day demand (lien) notices as soon as the lien-processing workflow completes, which she estimated could take two to three weeks depending on volume.
McLean said the lien notices will carry added fees and that her office had also sent reminders for roughly 25 taxpayer accounts that could be subject to foreclosure later in the year; those foreclosure accounts carry higher fees. “The lien notices are gonna increase the taxes overall considerably,” she said, urging taxpayers to contact her if they face difficulty paying to avoid added charges.
McLean said the initial reminder distribution may reduce the number of liens her office needs to file, and she planned to post follow-up notices so the public knows when lien mailings will begin. Committee members thanked her for the work; the Chair noted McLean has also been handling related city-clerk responsibilities and RFP processes for tax-acquired properties.
Committee discussion included the broader challenges of managing tax-acquired properties, the time and legal resources required for sales, and a reference to a pending Supreme Court matter and recent legislative changes that have affected municipal processes for tax-acquired sales.
