Property Tax info: who to call and find out what you owe
Thanks to owner Jim S. for passing this information along. This may hep owners get the answer they need. Please read the e-mail that Jim sent me below.
"The process of resolving the tax issue was pretty much what we all might expect in the islands and yet somehow charming, in its own way.
I called the telephone number noted in "The Spyglass" and was able to have the incorrect address that they had on file corrected. Could I be informed of the amount in arrears? Oh, no... Another call to a different number and several steps through an automated phone system and one person lead me to Ms. Culpepper. She's a charming lady who really can find the information on file... with some time. Once she had found the information on my parcel numbers, she paused for a moment and then suggested that I call back the next day as she "was going to have to do some calculatin'."
I called back the next day and Ms. Culpepper was immediately on top of the information. She mentioned a 50% discount on interest that is being offered
now (?). As noted in the newsletter, I was somewhat surprised to find that there was a $117.28 difference in the amounts owed on the same unit over the same period of time! Ah well...
You might mention to owners who are chasing back tax information that they might try calling Ms. Culpepper directly at (340) 774-4750, ext. 2205. She can't change an address, but she can find the amount owed."
Again, thanks to Jim for finding Ms. Culpepper. We hope this helps owners out.
Regards,
Ken Drew
"The process of resolving the tax issue was pretty much what we all might expect in the islands and yet somehow charming, in its own way.
I called the telephone number noted in "The Spyglass" and was able to have the incorrect address that they had on file corrected. Could I be informed of the amount in arrears? Oh, no... Another call to a different number and several steps through an automated phone system and one person lead me to Ms. Culpepper. She's a charming lady who really can find the information on file... with some time. Once she had found the information on my parcel numbers, she paused for a moment and then suggested that I call back the next day as she "was going to have to do some calculatin'."
I called back the next day and Ms. Culpepper was immediately on top of the information. She mentioned a 50% discount on interest that is being offered
now (?). As noted in the newsletter, I was somewhat surprised to find that there was a $117.28 difference in the amounts owed on the same unit over the same period of time! Ah well...
You might mention to owners who are chasing back tax information that they might try calling Ms. Culpepper directly at (340) 774-4750, ext. 2205. She can't change an address, but she can find the amount owed."
Again, thanks to Jim for finding Ms. Culpepper. We hope this helps owners out.
Regards,
Ken Drew
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