Garfield County property tax notices are delayed in mailing with the application of a new dual assessment rate calculation method. While tax bills are generally in the mail on or before January 30, there is a slight delay in the mailing of the 2025 notices (payable in 2026). House Bill 24B-1001 and Senate Bill 24-233 created a bifurcated assessment rate for residential property. This means for 2025, the school district assessment rate is 7.05 percent, while other taxing authorities are assessed at 6.25 percent. Garfield County’s software is encountering significant issues and delays with the two-method calculation used to create

Garfield County is offering property owners a new option to pay property taxes in monthly installments through escrowtaxes.com. The secure platform automatically charges the customer’s bank account or credit card each month to ensure that property taxes are submitted in-full and on time. EscrowTaxes determines the payment amount based on the total due and the number of months remaining until the payment must be made. The payment amount is calculated when the client signs up for the service and it is deducted on the 15th of each month. The taxpayer can also opt to prepay for next year based on

Garfield County property tax notices were mailed on Jan. 29, and residents can expect them in the coming days. Approximately 31,000 account notices were mailed for expected tax collections of just under $200.4 million, down from $232.8 million last year. Per statute, property owners may pay taxes in halves or all at once; the deadlines for half payments are Feb. 28, 2025, and June 15, 2025. As June 15 falls on a Sunday, June 16 will be honored as timely received. The deadline for a full payment is April 30, 2025. Collections for 2025 are distributed as follows: Kindergarden-12th-grade school

The Garfield County Treasurer’s Office has recently changed its electronic payment platform to Municipay. Taxpayers can make a payment by visiting the treasurer’s office property tax payment web page and clicking on the blue “pay property taxes online” button. The new Municipay platform offers taxpayers Interactive Voice Response (IVR) phone payment services with support in both English and Spanish, as well as reduced fees of $2 for an electronic check and 2.95 percent for credit card payments ($3 minimum fee). Electronic payments made on the Municipay Garfield County web page are posted by the end of the following business day.

Garfield County property tax notices were mailed on Jan. 30, and residents can expect them in the coming days. Approximately 34,000 account notices were mailed for expected tax collections of $232.8 million, up from 187.1 million last year. As always, property owners may pay taxes in halves or all at once; the deadlines for half payments are Feb. 29, 2024, and June 15, 2024. The deadline for a full payment is April 30, 2024. Collections for 2024 are distributed as follows: Kintergarden-12th-grade school 37.71 percent; local college districts 4.68 percent, local municipalities 2.67 percent, special districts 32.36 percent, and the

Garfield County property tax notices are in the mail, and residents can expect them in the coming days. Approximately 30,000 notices were mailed out to property owners on Jan. 24. The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners has certified $187.1 million in taxes to be collected through this tax cycle, up from $151.9 million in 2022. Property owners may pay taxes in halves or all at once; the deadlines for half payments are Feb. 28, 2023, and June 15, 2023. The deadline for a full payment is April 30, 2023. In 2023, 39.8 percent of property tax distribution is going

A bogus tax distraint warrant has appeared in Garfield County, and citizens are asked to be vigilant and not to respond to the fraudulent notices. Garfield County Treasurer Carrie Couey is aware of at least one fake tax distraint warrant that was recently delivered to a resident. “If an official distraint notice comes from the Garfield County Treasurer’s Office, it will have ‘Garfield County Distraint Warrant’ printed on it, as well as the treasurer’s signature and seal,” she said. “If real, the warrant would be hand-delivered by a member of the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.” If you receive a fraudulent

Garfield County property tax notices are in the mail, and residents can expect them in the coming days. Approximately 30,000 notices were mailed out to property owners on Jan. 21. The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners has certified $151.9 million in taxes to be collected through this tax cycle, up from $148.7 million in 2021. Property owners may pay taxes in halves or all at once; the deadlines for half payments are Feb. 28, 2022, and June 15, 2022. The deadline for a full payment is April 30, 2022. In 2022, 45.3 percent of property tax distribution is going

The 2021 tax lien sale takes place on Friday, Nov. 5. The sale will be administered by Realauction, and is conducted with the goal of fairness and efficiency.  

Garfield County property tax notices are in the mail, and residents can expect them in the coming days. Approximately 30,000 notices were mailed out to property owners on Jan. 22. The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners has certified $148.7 million in taxes to be collected through this tax cycle, down from $153.7 million in 2020. Property owners may pay taxes in halves, or all at once; the deadlines for half payments are Feb. 28, 2021, and June 15, 2021. The deadline for a full payment is April 30, 2021. In 2021, just over 42 percent of property tax distribution

The Garfield County Treasurer’s office has received a $5.8 million dollar payment from URSA for 2019 taxes, payable in 2020, amid bankruptcy claims filed last year. URSA was acquired by Terra Energy Partners (TEP) after a bankruptcy court judge approved the sale in November. “Garfield County has continued to look out for the interests of its citizens,” said Garfield County Treasurer, Carrie Couey. “Staff from the Garfield County Attorney’s and Treasurer’s offices has worked in tandem to make the best decisions possible in pursuing obtaining of the funds owed to the county by URSA. We are pleased that the efforts

Garfield County resident Carrie Couey was appointed by Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) this morning as Garfield County Treasurer and Public Trustee at 10 a.m. The appointment was made in a Special Meeting scheduled by the BOCC for that purpose. She was sworn in by 9th Judicial District Judge Denise Lynch at the Garfield County Commission chambers. Ten people were in attendance in the meeting chambers, while the meeting itself was open to the public through streaming video online. This appointment was made after a several week process, in which any member of the community was invited to

Garfield County is accepting letters of interest for county treasurer through 5 p.m. on Friday, March 13. Interested parties must be an eligible elector and a resident of Garfield County for at least 12 months. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has scheduled a work session at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 23, during which public interviews will take place. The commissioners plan to make an appointment for new Garfield County treasurer at the BOCC regular meeting on Monday, April 6. Finalists for the appointment are being determined at the Monday, March 16 BOCC meeting. The term runs through 2022,

Garfield County Treasurer and Public Trustee Karla Bagley is stepping down from her elected official role for a new opportunity out of state. Bagley has served as the Garfield County Treasurer and Public Trustee for the past five years, having won re-election in 2018. Her current term runs through 2022, and Bagley’s last day with the county is March 13. The county is seeking letters of interest from anyone wishing to fill the role. In order to be considered, an applicant must have been a Garfield County resident for at least 12 months, and an eligible elector (18 years old).

Property tax season is already here, just ahead of income tax season. January 30 about 30,000 property tax bills were mailed to Garfield County property owners. Garfield County has $164,362,239.64 in taxes certified to be collected through this tax cycle, according to Garfield County Treasurer Georgia Chamberlain. That is up $11,401,244 from last year’s total. The difference is due to an increase in percentage of the county’s total valuation of oil and gas activities of 12.6 percent. Meanwhile, valuations in all other sectors decreased, including residential properties, vacant land, commercial, industrial and agricultural properties and public utilities. More information on

The number of properties in Garfield County with delinquent in taxes has risen by approximately 30% since this time last year. This year 912 tax liens have been advertised for the sale, while in 2009, 663 tax liens were advertised. This year’s tax lien sale is November 18, at 9:30 am in the Garfield County Administration Building, Room 100. Doug Britten will be the auctioneer. “People are coming in daily to catch up on their taxes prior to the sale,” said Georgia Chamberlain, Garfield County treasurer. “Last year 282 tax liens or approximately 43% of the tax liens listed were