Courthouse News & Announcements

Courthouse News - July 6, 2005

UNION COUNTY RECORDER - Paula White, 641-782-1725.

All boats in Iowa had a renewal date of April 30, 2005. If you missed the deadline, there is a $5.00 penalty. If you plan to buy or sell a boat, ALL boats must have a current registration at the time of sale. Please call if you have any questions.

Passport fees are now $97.00 for ages 16 & older and $82.00 for ages 15 & under. Please apply early to avoid expedite fees. Processing times (6-7 weeks) are longer due to the number of passport requests. There are new application forms. If you have an old one, please stop by or log onto the website to print the new form.

Please log onto www.unioncountyiowa.org.  Forms are available to request a vital record or application for marriage.

UNION COUNTY AUDITOR - Sandy Hysell, 641-782-1701.

The Auditor’s office is balancing out fiscal year 2004-2005 and gearing up for fiscal year 2005-2006.

Our office is, also, preparing for the September 13, 2005 School Board Election. School Board candidates should file their papers with the School Board Secretary by August 4, 2005. The last day for Voter Registration for the School Board Election is September 2, 2005.

Iowa City State Papers Clients are now to go to the Department of Human Services for assistance.

UNION COUNTY TREASURER - Linda Marley, 641-782-1710.
Drivers License (hours 8:30-4:00).

The annual tax sale was held on June 20th. We sold approximately 200 parcels. If you are a deed or contract holder in one of those parcels, you should have received a notice advising you that it was sold and the amount necessary to redeem the parcel.

Elderly/Disabled tax credit forms for the upcoming tax year should have been turned into our office by now. When the tax statements are sent out in mid to late August, the amount of credit you received will be listed on the statement.

Second half truck fees are due by July 31st. You may raise the tonnage on your truck for the second half but you may not lower it. Also, you may not store the vehicle for the second half of the year.

Drivers License has been busy since school got out. We’ve had several students testing for permits. A few Drivers Ed classes have ended and the students are upgrading to either school licenses or their intermediate licenses. If you have a student needing to test, please be sure they have a certified state or county issued birth certificate, social security card and a parent to sign the parental consent form with them. If the student is upgrading, they need the parent to sign the consent form and the Drivers Ed completion certificate. If applying for a school license, they will also need the school to fill out that form for them.

UNION COUNTY ASSESSOR - Gene Haner, 641-782-1735.

All Union County residents who have purchased a home and moved should stop in and sign a New Homestead and Military Exemption, if eligible.

The qualification for any honorably discharged member of the United Armed Forces has been changed to be eligible for the military exemption on your property taxes. Now if you have served three or more consecutive years of service in the armed forces irregardless of when you served you are now eligible for a Military Exemption or if you have served for twenty years in the Reserves or the National Guard you are also eligible for the military credit. What is required to sign for this credit is either a DD-214 from the regular service or a complete listing of years served from the Guard or Reserve.

You are also required to inform this office if you have removed or built any new buildings or dwellings or if you have remodeled any buildings or dwellings.

Family Farm Credit is now a one-time sign up and can be signed at any time for qualifying owners.

Union County has attempted to insure accurate information is posted to this site. However, Union County does not warrant nor guarantee the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of information on this site or information referenced or linked by this site.

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