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Courthouse News - October 30, 2008 UNION COUNTY RECORDER, Paula White, 641-782-1725. Regular renewal registrations for ATV & Snowmobiles are now available. Registrations will expire on December 31, 2008. Please bring in your registration. Reminder notices will be mailed in November. Deer and turkey tags are now on sale. Landowners and tenants must be registered through the State of Iowa. It is a 3 year registration. If you need help registering, please stop by with your tax receipt.
Boaters Take Note: Casual sales (sales between individuals) are subject to Iowa Sales Tax and local option tax. You need a Bill of Sale from the seller, registration and a title if the boat is 17’ or longer. The new Passport Card is now available for land and sea crossing with Mexico, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Go to www.travel.state.gov for additional information. 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 General Election is November 4, 2008. The polls will be open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. The following is a list of the Polling Places: City of Afton and Thayer & Jones, Pleasant and Union Townships ------- Afton Methodist Church City of Arispe and Shannon City & Grant and Sand Creek Townships --- Arispe Methodist Church Creston Ward 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------Salem Lutheran Church Creston Ward 2 and Cromwell & Douglas and Spaulding Townships ------- SWCC Student Center Creston Ward 3 ----------------------------------------------------------- Trinity Lutheran Church Creston Ward 4 and Highland Township-------------------------------------- Supertel Inn Creston Ward 5 and Lincoln Township--------------------------------------- Crest Baptist Church Platte-------------------------------------------------------------------- Super 8 Meeting Room City of Lorimor & Dodge and New Hope Townships---------------------------- Lorimor City Hall If you have any questions about where you vote or about the same day registration, please feel free to call the Auditors Office @ 641-782-1701. The County Offices will be closed on November 11, 2008 to observe Veterans’ Day and on November 27 & 28, 2008 to observe the Thanksgiving Holiday.
UNION COUNTY TREASURER - Kelly Busch, 641-782-1710. First half property taxes were due by September 30, 2008. If your first half has not been paid you will now accrue 1 1/2 % penalty each month it remains unpaid. Please remember you can pay online rather than wait in line at www.iowatreasurers.org. Our office provides drivers licenses issuance between the hours of 8:30- 4, Monday thru Friday. Drive tests require an appointment and are scheduled on Wednesdays and Fridays upon the completion of all necessary written test. Written testing can be done Monday thru Friday between 8:30-3:30.
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—641-782-1720.
UNION COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - JO DUCKWORTH, 641-782-1622. CodeRED© will be coming on line this month, training will be completed and the County Website will be updated to allow people to register their information. In an effort to capture all residences and businesses in Union County for CodeRED Emergency Alerts, there will be a link on the Union County’s website under Emergency Management at www.unioncountyiowa.org , then click on the Emergency Management under the office listings. The deadline for individual assistance registrations with FEMA is October 31, 2008. If you had damage covered by the May-June-July storms, please register with FEMA. There are two ways to register: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or www.fema.gov The state is also releasing funds through the local Council of Governments, however, to be eligible for these funds you must have registered with FEMA and have received some FEMA funding. Contact SICOG for further information on these programs. Their office number is 641-782-8491. Check out the Emergency Management Page for new links for disaster plan preparations, winter weather tips, and registering for CodeRED
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