Courthouse News & Announcements

Courthouse News - March 4, 2007

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

A Hunter Safety Course will be held Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25.  It is open to anyone 12 years & older and free of charge.  You may pre-register by calling this office.

We have mailed out renewal notices for boats registered in Union County with an 2007 expiration.  All boats in Iowa will expire April 30, 2007.  Due to a legislative change, boats will now renew for 3 years instead of the 2 year rotation. REMINDER:  last year the law changed concerning boat sales.  Casual sales (sales between individuals) are now subject to Iowa Sales Tax and depending on the point of delivery, local option tax.  Now you need a Bill of Sale from the seller, current registration (expire 4/07) and a title if the boat is 17’ or longer.

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 (6-8 weeks) are longer due to the number of passport requests and the partial operation of the New Orleans agency. For questions log onto:   travel.state.gov.

Please log onto www.unioncountyiowa.org.  Forms are available to request a vital record, marriage application, passport application or boat bill of sale form.

 

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

The public hearing for the County's budget has been scheduled for March 12, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in the Supervisors’ Board Room.  As a reminder to the County Townships, your budgets need to be posted between 10 and 20 days before your public hearing; don't forget to bring in the signed copy after the public hearing.  The deadline to have all of this completed is March 15, 2007, if you have any question please give us a call 782-1701. 

All the county offices will close at 12:00 p.m. on April 6, 2007 to observe Good Friday. 

 

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

Second half property taxes are due March 31st.   Please include your payment coupons along with your payments.   The tax statements that were mailed to you last September, included both the September and March coupons.   Besides bringing the payments into the office, you can mail them in as long as the envelope is postmarked March 31st or before.  You can also pay online using a credit card or e-check @ www.iowatreasurers.org.

For those of you eligible for the Senior Citizen Low Income Property Tax Credit, be sure to ask for you form the next years taxes.  Those forms need to be filled out and returned to our office prior to June 1st.  To qualify for the credit, you must be living in your home and your yearly income must be less than $18,875.  This also applies to Modular and Mobile homes as well.

With Spring Break approaching the end of March, here’s a couple of reminders for the students wanting to obtain or upgrade their licenses.  You must have a parent to sign the parental consent form in order to make any changes to your license.  If you want a first time instruction permit, you will need to have a state or county issued birth certificate and social security card in order to test. 

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UNION COUNTY ASSESSOR-Gene Haner -- 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 eighteen months or more 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.

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