More Linn County property owners are behind in their taxes this year while Johnson County saw a drop in delinquencies. “Collections are really moving on track or a little ahead for this time of year,” said Johnson County Treasurer Tom Kriz. Johnson County mailed 2,246 property tax delinquency notices Nov. 1, down from 2,411 last [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — A change in Linn County’s property tax statements has prompted a flood of calls from residents who haven’t closely read their bills. “Our phones are just stacked, calls have been getting dropped, and our phone company’s trying to figure it out,” County Treasurer Sharon Gonzalez said this afternoon. The statements mailed this [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County supervisors are being asked to spend nearly $85,000 to finish a computer project that’s already almost a year behind schedule. Linn and Polk counties hired Michigan-based Manatron in fall 2010 to upgrade their county treasurers’ property tax software to allow online access to complete tax information. The project’s initial deadline [...]

Linn County’s sheriff and top prosecutor may receive major raises this year if county supervisors adopt recommendations from the county’s compensation board. A $10,000 raise on top of  4-percent increases for both Sheriff Brian Gardner and County Attorney Jerry VanderSanden are justified by the need to bring their salaries into line with comparable government positions [...]

About 1 percent of Linn County property owners may find a different name on their property tax bills. County Treasurer Sharon Gonzalez said the problem affects properties that have changed hands over the past year and a half. She estimated about 1,300 of the semiannual tax bills mailed last week carry the name of the [...]