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CORRECTION (ran 10/25/2006):Appeals of real market value on Lane County property-tax bills should be filed through Jan. 2, 2007. A date was incorrect in a story that ran on Page A1 on Tuesday Tuesday: see week. . Lane County is mailing out a pre-Halloween package that some may find a tad scary scar·y adj. scar·i·er, scar·i·est 1. Causing fright or alarm. 2. Easily scared; very timid. scar - your annual property tax bill. More than 168,000 tax bills will be mailed Wednesday, with the first of three payments due Nov. 15, Assessor Jim Gangle said. In truth, there's nothing particularly ghoulish ghoul n. 1. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. 2. A grave robber. 3. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses. about this year's bills. Overall, property taxes in Lane County are up about 4.6 percent, generally keeping in line with tax-collection limits set by voter-approved measures in the 1990s, Gangle said. The total property tax for 2006 is $350.8 million, up from $335.4 million in 2005. Taxes go up because of the continuation of tax levies, increases in assessed and real market values, and new construction. Property owners will pay more or less depending on what changes taxing districts have made, if any, and changes in assessed and real market values. Springfield residents, for example, will see the effects of a bond measure authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: by voters last year but appearing for the first time on this year's tax bill. The Springfield owner of a house assessed at $128,000 will pay a little more than $1,700, for example. The average bill, countywide coun·ty·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole county: found at locations countywide; a countywide search. Adj. 1. , for a house assessed at $128,000 is about $2,000, Gangle said. That's up from $1,924 last year, on a house assessed at $124,000, he added. Tax statements can be viewed online at www.lanecounty.org/at, with 2006 statements available beginning Wednesday, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the county. You can click on "online services" for individual property account information, if you have a property tax account number, site address or map and tax lot number. Taxpayers should send their November payments to a post office box in Portland: Lane County Tax Collector, PO Box 304, Portland, OR 97208-3014. After Nov. 15, send payments to Lane County Assessment and Taxation at 125 E. Eighth Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent ., Eugene, OR, 97401. The second trimester Noun 1. second trimester - time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation trimester - a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided payment is due Feb. 15, and the third on May 15. Payments are accepted at the tax payment counter on the lower level of the Public Service Building at the above address. The tax payment counter is open from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; if you do not need a receipt, you can use the drop box in the building. Taxpayers will receive a discount if full or two-thirds payments are made or postmarked on or before Nov. 15. Those who make a full payment will receive a 3 percent discount, and two-thirds payments will receive a 2 percent discount for the portion paid. Property owners who pay their property taxes through a mortgage company should check with their lender if they have questions. Property owners who wish to appeal their real market value should file an appeal to the County Board of Property Tax Appeals by Jan. 3. Forms are available at www .lanecounty.org/forms.htm and from Lane County Deeds and Records; all appeals should be filed at the County Deeds and Records office. The county collects property taxes on behalf of 80 districts that tax for cities, schools, education service districts, water districts, rural fire districts, urban renewal districts and other taxing districts such as park and recreation, library and ambulance districts. About 49 percent of the property tax dollar goes for education; 34 percent goes to cities; 3 percent goes to fire districts; and 5 percent goes to other districts such as ambulance, library, and water districts. Lane County keeps about 9 percent of each dollar collected. For more information, call 682-4321. GOING UP Property tax changes from 2005 to 2006 for median-assessed home in the following jurisdictions: City of Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). : 2006 assessed value: $106,552. Tax: $1,826. Change from 2005: Up 3 percent. City of Creswell: Home value: $116,687. Tax: $1,621. Change: Up 4 percent City of Eugene: Home value: $143,135. Tax: $2,751. Change: Up 4 percent City of Florence: Home value: $132,243. Tax: $1,606. Change: Up 4 percent City of Springfield: Home value: $105,287. Tax: $1,718. Change: Up 3 percent Eugene School District Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
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