Seymour taxes may now be paid with credit, debit cards

SEYMOUR - The Seymour tax collector's office is now accepting credit/debit card payment for taxes and water assessment.

The fees for this service is $3.95 for debit cards and 2½% for credit cards.
These fees are paid directly to the credit/debit card provider.

This service is available by going to the Seymour website, www.seymourct.org, and clicking on "pay taxes online."


Residents may also look up their payment history for income tax purposes.

This is a press release from Seymour Town Hall.

Ansonia Republicans introduce resolution regarding tax office

ANSONIA - Alderman John Marini, R-7, said in an e-mail late today that he and fellow aldermen, Charlie Stowe, R-2, Phillip Tripp, R-2, and Joan Radin, R-5, have introduced a resolution “concerning impropriety at City Hall.”

In the e-mail Marini said:
“These actions include: a) calling for the immediate resignation of the Tax Collector; b) the implementation of a forensic fraud audit; c) the suspension of those commissioners and employees implicated in the scandal, pending the results of state and city investigation and d) the creation a “citizen’s committee” to improve overall transparency and accountability on City Hall.

“The resolution also calls for the initiation of the charter revision process to make pertinent changes to the charter, including a requirement that future tax collectors must obtain a certification as a job prerequisite.  Also, we would like the charter to be revised to incorporate Alderman Adamowski’s call for membership on a Board or Commission to be contingent on being up-to-date on taxes.

“I would also like to note that I, and the other Republican Aldermen, are in full support of the mayor’s present proposal and the previous resolution submitted by Aldermen Edward Adamowski, D-1, and Jerome Fainer, D-4. We just believe there is more that can be done.”

FRIDAY FIVE: A recap of this week in the Valley

These are five of the stories that made headlines this week in the Valley. They were written by Register reporters Phyllis Swebilius and Patricia Villers and Register Correspondent Jean Falbo-Sosnovich.
They are listed in no particular order.


OSHA cites company in fatal fall in Shelton.
 
State's attorney to investigate Ansonia tax office.

Seymour merchants glad parking attendant hired.

Separation deal for Derby tax clerk pending.

Derby addresses high sewer bills.

Criminal probe is next step in Ansonia

ANSONIA - Police Chief Kevin Hale announced this afternoon that the chief state's attorney's office will conduct a criminal investigation into alleged discrepancies in the operation of the Ansonia Tax Collector's Office.

The investigation will not be in the hands of the Ansonia Police Department.


At the Ansonia Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night I observed several taxpayers express their anger about the tax-office issue.

Two Republicans said last week that the public trust has been violated. 


What do you think of this unfolding situation? Let us know in the comments section.

Tax collector wished well

Derby's tax collector, Cinda Buchter, recently resigned to take the position of tax collector in Fairfield, a town that is nearly five times the size of Derby in population.

This week Buchter will be leaving the job she has held for the past decade.
Buchter, a lifelong Bethany resident, said today she is really going to miss Derby City Hall and her co-workers there.
"The taxpayers have been great to me," she added.

Derby Mayor Anthony Staffieri said today he congratulated Buchter on her new job. "I wish her the best," he said. "While she was here she did a great job. She was very professional."

We also wish Buchter the best in her new venture.