Delinquent taxes remain above $9 million
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Treasurer Kathy DuBois works in her office at the Walworth County Government Center in Elkhorn. The tasks of tracking and collecting delinquent property taxes falls to her office. Although the amount of overdue taxes has stayed fairly steady recently, tax delinquency in the county has more than doubled since 2007.
ELKHORN — A painfully sluggish economy, weak real estate market and stubborn unemployment rate, which has dipped only 0.2 percent during the last year, continue to create a troublesome combination in Walworth County.
So, it’s not difficult to understand why, as County Administrator Dave Bretl pointed out in a recent blog post, the amount of outstanding taxes and the number of properties that are tax delinquent have more than doubled since 2007.
That doesn’t bode well for struggling residents as they wait for their 2011 property tax bills to arrive before Christmas.
Walworth County’s overall shortfall has dropped from $9.36 million in October 2009 to $9.29 million in October 2011, but remains historically high ... CONTINUED
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