By now, I’m assuming most, if not all, blog readers have received their 2011 property tax bills.
Remember, taxes are due Jan. 31, and you can pay by mail, by credit card online or over the phone, at City Hall and at these other local outlets:
- Tri-City National Bank: Locations at 2115 10th Ave. and inside Pick ‘n Save at 2901 S. Chicago Ave.; and
- M&I Bank, 1001 Marquette Ave.
Learn more about the tax billing process on the city’s website here.
And don’t forget that the treasurer’s office will be closed Dec. 23 and 26 and only be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Dec. 30.
I’d also like to know what your tax bill showed this year (especially the city portion). Post your comments below, and vote in my poll!
South Milwaukee Blog 
Erik,
We all would like to know what how much our taxes increased over the last three (3) years!!!!!
Here, Here!!!
Would also like to know what has been cut from the budget in the last three years, during the worst economic times since the great depression.
Of course, individual tax bills vary, but tax levy increases were 2.49% in 2010, 1.86% in 2011 and now 2.55% in 2012. I think those are all responsible increases that reflect the fact that our budget is cut to the bone already. We’re at the point where cuts in budgets equal cuts in services, and I feel a responsibility to maintain those services if at all possible. My constituents demand it. If that means small tax increases, so be it. I stand by the budgets we have passed. “Zero percent” is a great bumper sticker, but it does not deal with the reality that costs (and unfunded mandates) continue to increase significantly while our revenues (especially from the state) decrease.