Waiting and wondering : Some local school districts are unsure whether they'll actually receive recently discovered county tax collections or if the money will instead be forwarded to the state.
Posted: August 21, 2009 at 7:53 a.m.
When the Benton County Tax Collector's Office announced earlier this week it discovered $1.4 million in tax collections from 2006 and 2007 that have still not been paid out to cities, school districts and other entities, a few questions immediately surfaced. First, how is it possible to lose $1.4 million in the shuffle of everyday business? And second, what do school districts, cities and others plan to do when they finally receive their money? Because, with a decision expected in coming weeks by the Benton County Court, these funds will almost assuredly be coming their way.
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