Posts Tagged ‘Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein’
Property tax process advances
Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.000, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The equalization factor — or multiplier, as it is commonly…
Read MoreMonroe County Board hears updates
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners dealt with a relatively light agenda Monday morning. With June 1 being the halfway mark of Monroe County’s fiscal year, commissioners heard a semi-annual…
Read MoreProperty assessments up on average
Monroe County property assessments for 2021, as published in this week’s issue of the Republic-Times, are up about 5 percent on average. Monroe County Assessor Carl Wuertz said that when…
Read MoreCounty feeling effects of inflation
County revenues are up from budget expectations for the year, a trend Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein described as a “double-edged sword.” At Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County…
Read MoreCounty pledges funding for levee repairs
Some federal funds allocated to Monroe County as a result of the COVID pandemic may be used to fund local levee repairs. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Monday…
Read MoreCounty talks COVID funds
Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein updated commissioners on the status of American Rescue Plan Funds that have reached the county to date during Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board.…
Read MoreFarmland tax increases explained
In past years, assessments for farmland in Illinois could only legally fluctuate by 10 percent per year. Recently, Monroe County farmers have been seeing changes to this reflected on their…
Read MoreTax bills coming soon
Monroe County Treasurer and Collector Kevin Koenigstein just released the 2020 property tax rates for bills payable this year, along with payment deadlines. Those with taxable parcels in Monroe County…
Read MoreProgress on tax process
Property assessments have been received, appeals have been handled and the state has issued an official multiplier. Now, Monroe County is waiting for the county clerk’s office to complete the…
Read MoreMonroe County sees first wave of rescue funds
As municipalities and counties across Illinois are concluding Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency reimbursement business, Monroe County is beginning to set its sights on allocating over $6 million received through…
Read MoreCounty talks levees, funds, vaccines
The Monroe County Commissioners heard about more levee issues facing the bottoms during their regular meeting Monday morning. Speaking for the Columbia Drainage & Levee District, Brian Mehrtens’ comments…
Read MoreAssessments up slightly this year
The Republic-Times is publishing 2020 property tax assessments for Monroe County in this week’s paper. For a list of locations that sell the newspaper, click here. Monroe County Assessor Carl…
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