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Wayne
County
Treasurer
Eric R.
Sabree
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
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Wayne
County
Treasurer
offers
furloughed
federal
workers
extension
to pay
delinquent
property
taxes
DETROIT,
Michigan
– Wayne
County
Treasurer
Eric R.
Sabree
will
allow
federal
workers
affected
by the
government
shutdown
who live
in Wayne
County
additional
time to
pay
their
delinquent
property
taxes,
it was
announced
today.
“Given
that the
federal
government
shutdown
is
having
an
economic
impact
on
workers
located
in our
area, we
thought
it to be
only
fair and
prudent
to offer
options
to
extend
their
payments,”
said
Treasurer
Sabree.
Sabree
noted
that
since
the
December
22, 2018
shutdown
of the
“non-essential”
workers
some
5,000 of
whom are
in
Michigan,
his
office
had
received
calls
and
inquiries
from
workers
who say
they may
not be
able to
make
their
scheduled
payments.
“We
work
with
people
to
assist
them
based on
their
individual
circumstance,”
said
Sabree.
“There
are a
lot of
people
who are
not
getting
paid,
and they
have
absolutely
no
control
over
that
until
the
shutdown
issue is
resolved.”
Sabree
said he
wanted
to reach
out to
the
community
to let
everyone
know
that if
they are
in
danger
of
keeping
up with
their
payment
plan or
need
help,
they can
contact
the
Treasurer’s
office.
To
qualify
for the
extension,
residents
must do
the
following,
•
Residents
must be
an
owner-occupant
•
Residents
must
speak
with one
of the
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
Office
staff
members
to fully
determine
if they
qualify
for the
extension
•
Residents
must be
a
federal
employee
affected
by the
government
shutdown
•
Residents
must
provide
proper
documentation
if they
are
expecting
federal
benefits
which
are
delayed
due to
the
government
shutdown.
Please
call
313-224-5990,
email us
at
taxinfo@waynecounty.com
or come
down to
400
Monroe
Street
in
Greektown
and
visit us
on the
5th
floor of
the
International
Center
Building
for
assistance.
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