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Township supervisors approved a Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights and announced a tire recycling event at their regular meeting Wednesday evening. In preparation for the county-wide switch to one designated tax ...
Township supervisors approved a Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights and announced a tire recycling event at their regular meeting Wednesday evening.
In preparation for the county-wide switch to one designated tax collector, Don Wilkinson Agency Inc., supervisors adopted a Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights.
The bill of rights will govern the practice, procedures and appeals process once the new tax collection agency begins collecting taxes in 2012. The Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights is available in the municipal building for public review.
Carlene Price, township secretary and treasurer, said the bill of rights was required to be in compliance with the Luzerne County Tax Committees mandate to have one designated tax collector for the entire county.
Price explained that, in the past, municipalities chose between three different tax collectors. Lake Township currently uses Berkheimer.
This year, participants must have a registration number and can do so by calling 1-800-821-7654. Residents are advised to leave a message with their name, phone number and a final count of the number of tires being taken to the recycling collection. The Solid Waste Management Department will call back with a registration number.
Tires being accepted are from regular size automobile, pick-up truck, SUV and motorcycle. All tires must be off the rims, whole and clean. There is a limit of 15 tires per vehicle.