NEWS BRIEFS
DEADLINE ANNOUNCED FOR DISCOUNT ON PROPERTY TAXES
Because Nov. 30 — legally the last day to • Paying online at www.SarasotaTaxCollector.
pay property taxes with a 4-percent discount
com by 11:59 p.m. EST Nov. 30.
— falls on a Saturday, Sarasota County Tax
Collector Barbara Ford-Coates is urging tax- • Placing a payment in the drop-box by 5
payers to plan ahead.
p.m. EST on Monday, Dec. 2. The dropbox locations are in downtown Sarasota
According to Ford-Coates in a news release,
at the southeast corner of Washington
"Florida law extends the discount for customers who pay in person on Dec. 2." To assist
Boulevard and Ringling Boulevard, at the
customers on that day, drive-through service
Terrace Building; 8484 S. Tamiami Trail,
will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
across from Palmer Ranch Plaza (on the
south side of the building in the driveIn addition to paying in person, customers
also can receive the 4 percent discount by
through lane); and at the R.L. Anderson
doing one of the following:
Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami
Trail in Venice, to the right of the main
• Making certain the payment is postmarked
entrance, opposite the fountain.
by Saturday, Nov. 30.
Property taxes may be paid in person at the Sarasota County Tax Collector's Office in the Terrace
Building in downtown Sarasota. Photo by Scott Proffitt
