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Courthouse News - Feb. 13, 2008

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

Passport changes effective Feb. 1:

  1. A New Passport Card for land & sea travel to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda & the Caribbean can be applied for, but will not be processed until late spring.
  2. Fee changes for passports also went into effect.  The federal fee went up $8.00 and the county share went down $5.00.  The net result is a $3.00 increase.  Processing times are still 4-6 weeks.
  3. Now children under 16 will require two parent consent.

Log onto the federal website: travel.state.gov for additional information or call our office.

The Iowa Recorder’s Association has a new website available to search land transactions at no fee.  www.iowalandrecords.org.

Boaters Take Note:  Casual sales (sales between individuals) are subject to Iowa Sales Tax and depending on the point of delivery, local option tax.  You need a Bill of Sale from the seller, registration and a title if the boat is 17’ or longer.

The Union County Website is www.unioncountyiowa.org.  Forms are available to request a vital record, marriage application, passport application or bill of sale form.  If you have a problem with any of these services, please call the office so we can help you.

 

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

The Courthouse will be closed on February 18, 2007 to observe President’s Day.  The Auditor’s office is working on the Fiscal Year 2008/09 budget that has to be certified to the State by March 15, 2008.  As a reminder, the County Townships need to be presenting their budgets to our office, in order to have the public hearing before the March 15, 2008 deadline. 

  

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

Delinquent tax notices were sent out on January 31st.  If you first half installment of taxes, that were due September 30th, 2007, are unpaid, you should receive a delinquent notice showing the tax due plus interest and also the amount of tax due March 31st, 2008. 

Senior Citizen and Disabled property tax credit forms are now available.  To be eligible for the credit, your income must be less than $19,503.00 for the year of 2007.  The form needs to be completed and returned to the Treasurers office prior to June 1, 2008 and the credit will be applied to the taxes dues Sept 2008/Mar 2009.  The forms are available in our office or you may download it from the website. 

www.iowatreasurers.org

www.getyourtags.com

  

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

Please check and make sure you have a current Homestead and Military Exemption on your property.  If you have purchased a different home, make sure you have signed up for these exemptions.

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.

 

UNION COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS-Mike King, Chairperson, Ron Riley, Vice-chair, Bob Brown, Don Irelan, Tom McCann—782-1720

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