IMPORTANT LINKS
December 21, 2024
FINAL NOTICE TO AVOID LIENS: All Tax Bills Due by Dec 31, 2024.
I will be at 300 Main St. Schwenksville Borough Hall and Community Center to collect final payments on December 31st from 10 am to noon.
Only bank certified checks and money orders will be accepted. No cash payments please.
On-line payments are now disabled.
Please bring your complete tax bill if you want a paid stamped receipt, otherwise you only need your payment stub. If you do not have your tax bill there is a separate $5 reprint fee.
December 18, 2024
At the last Schwenksville Borough Council meeting, on 12/12/24, I provided an update regarding the complaints I received related to excessive lost payments mailed to me and extremely late postal mail delivery times provided by the Post Office. After speaking with other tax collectors, I realized these issues are seen throughout Montgomery County and beyond with Schwenksville Borough appearing to be a hot spot. I have been in communication with Rep. Madeleine Dean's office and the Regional Customer Service Manager of the Post Office along with a committee of Montgo Co Tax Collectors. We will be gathering examples and working directly with the Regional Customer Service Manger in an attempt to resolve these issues. I will provide periodic updates. Keep in mind this time of year there will be normal delays due to excess holiday volumes. 97% of the Boro's tax bills are also currently paid, so issues may not start to surface until March or April 2025. Feel free to reach out to me if you have mailed a payment to me and need to verify I received it. I do not expect our current situation to be resolved immediately, but I am making sure I am doing all I can to make our voices heard, our needs addressed and make the Post Office accountable. I want to point out that Jeff at Schwenksville's Post Office is doing a good job. These issues stem from "the postal system and its internal workings".
Thank you,
Tom Laconis - Schwenksville Tax Collector.
July 8, 2024
I sent out the County/Borough Tax
Bill late notices last week and have
had numerous individuals come
forward to say they mailed payments
back in the Discount Period.
Apparently those payments were lost
in the mail. Unfortunately there is
nothing I can do. I recommend that
if you mail in your payment without
a return receipt to check your bank to
see if the check has cleared after a
couple of weeks. Please reach out to
me if it has not. I process checks every
week during the Discount and Face periods. The Post Office has failed to improve their service in this area and seems to be getting worse. This is not directed at any individuals working on the local Post Office on Centennial St., but a general statement of the over-all service to this area provided by the Post Office overseen by the Collegeville Branch. How many times your neighbor gotten your mail or other payments never made it? I have filed numerous complaints with the Post Office over the past years and now am filing complaints with State Representatives. I offer secure online payments on my website which provide an emailed receipt and guarantee your payment reaches me. eChecks are only $1.50, which is a minor surcharge considering the Post Office will have another rate increase very soon with no guarantee they will deliver your payment to me. Payments can also be made in person per the hours listed on my website and tax bill. Please check my website to verify there has been no changes to my office hours. Payments can also be dropped in the Borough Mail Slot at 300 Main St. located on the left side of the main doors. (see picture) Please put your payment in an envelope addressed to "Tax Collector", No postage is needed. If you are having issues with the Post Office, I suggest you file complaints through Congresswoman Madeleine Dean. I am just one voice, but when more people come forward, we can hopefully resolve this issue. This has gone on too long and is costing individuals and financial institutions unnecessary cancel check fees and late fees. Thank you.
April 9, 2021
SAVINGS CHANGES: Last night Council approved my recommendations to change the Property Tax Certification fee from "$15 per tax year" to "$25 for a 3-year Cert", as Resolution No. 2021-09.
This will REDUCE the cost of a 3 Year Tax Cert from $45 to $25. A Tax Cert is required when a property is being sold or refinanced to see what taxes have been paid or owed and if there are any liens applied to the property. It is typically paid by the Settlement company and then charged to the homeowner as one of the settlement fees. The standard request is for 3 years of tax data. This does not affect the average homeowner. It provides some savings for anyone purchasing a property or refinancing a property in Schwenksville Borough. It also aligns the fee with the local industry standard and surrounding districts. This change will go into affect Jan 2, 2022, since fee changes can only occur at the beginning of the tax year.
September 22, 2020
Tax Collector publishes NEW website with ON-LINE Payments available!