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FILED <br />LEE COUNTY NC <br />PAMELA G. BRITT <br />REGISTER OF DEEDS <br />FILED Feb 08, 2018 <br />AT 01:01:17 pm <br />BOOK 00003 <br />START PAGE 0332 <br />END PAGE 0333 <br />INSTRUMENT # 00673 <br />EXCISE TAX (None) <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />RESOLUTION SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM THE NORTH <br />CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLEY IN ADDRESSING THE <br />DELINQUENCY DATE FOR THE PAYMENT OF <br />PROPERTY TAXES WHEN INCLEMENT WEATHER CLOSES <br />COUNTY OFFICES <br />WHEREAS, the deadline to pay 2017 property taxes without accruing a 2 percent interest <br />penalty was Friday January 5, 2018 at 5:00 pm and that interest was to begin accruing on January <br />6, 2018.; and, <br />WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statutes §§ 105-395.1 under the Machinery Act of <br />North Carolina addresses the "weekend/holiday rule" adds additional days to the delinquency <br />date and within the spirit of this rule the County is requesting the discretion to add days due to <br />inclement weather; and, <br />WHEREAS, that on the night of Wednesday January 3, an unforeseen winter storm <br />impacted Lee County with six inches of snow when forecasts for the County were less than one <br />inch of snow accumulation; and, <br />WHEREAS, the winter storm and subsequent unusually cold temperatures caused the <br />County Manager to close all County offices on January 4, open for only 5 hours on January 5a' <br />and limit all weekend activities; and, <br />WHEREAS, County offices were open for 5 hours on January 5t' to allow tax payers the <br />ability to pay their taxes before the delinquency date; and, <br />WHEREAS, due to extremely hazardous conditions, but for the impending property tax <br />delinquency date, County offices would have been closed; and, <br />WHEREAS, many areas of Lee County were still impassable on Monday, January 8 <br />causing many citizens to be unable to leave their houses and neighborhoods; and, <br />WHEREAS, due to the closure, many citizens who normally pay taxes in person were not <br />able to pay their taxes on time and were charged interest for being late; and, <br />