With parts of the state still recovering from Winter Storm Fern, Mississippi is extending the deadline to pay ad valorem taxes on real and personal property for some residents, including those in Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties.
Gov. Tate Reeves signed a proclamation Thursday extending the deadline from Sunday to March 3 for 49 counties impacted by the storm.
Though the Golden Triangle saw little impact from the storm compared to other counties, Lowndes County Tax Assessor Greg Andrews said it will be a benefit for residents, especially those in northern counties.
“People have got to have food and water,” he said. “They’re not worried about taxes right now, and you can see that in some counties.”
Andrews said he doesn’t expect many Lowndes County taxpayers to take advantage of it.
“It’s probably not going to affect us that much because the majority of the people are probably going to pay … Monday or already have paid,” he said.
Oktibbeha County Tax Assessor JoHelen Walker echoed the same sentiment, telling The Dispatch residents have lined up over the past week to get their payment out of the way.
That being said, she hopes residents who need it take advantage of the extension. Both Walker and Andrews said they were working Friday on getting the word out to residents.
“I think it’s a very good thing, and I’m pretty sure it’s going to help the people who were impacted by winter storms,” Walker said. “… I would really like them to take advantage of it.”
McRae is a general assignment and education reporter for The Dispatch.
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