There were two main points made by Barton County Treasurer Kevin Wondra during his report to the County Commission Monday morning.Number one, there was $1.9 million in collected taxes that should have been distributed in late May and early June that wasn’t distributed. The delay of these payments may create hardships for taxing entities in the county, such as townships and school districts, and delay the county’s year-end distribution.Number two, 34,000-plus tax statements have yet to be mailed to Barton County taxpayers. The statements are normally released by now, but delays may keep them from being mailed until right on the county’s statutory Dec. 15 deadline.However, despite the tardiness, the deadline to pay those taxes remains Dec. 20 as mandated by law.Tax distributionAs for the tax distribution, “I don’t know why they weren’t distributed,” Wondra said.
Found: $1.9 million in taxes
Undistributed tax money and delays in tax statements rile commission