•June 22, 2016•

On June 10 there was a mass mailing for voter registration which did not come from the County Clerk’s office but from “The Voter Participation Center” out of Chicago. Enclosed with the center’s mailing was a pre-addressed envelope to the Moultrie County Clerk.

The Moultrie County Clerk’s office has received several of these forms from individuals that state they have moved many years ago, that the relative to whom the form was mailed is deceased, and even to a person who has property in a trust in which the pre-printed name on their form has their last name as Trust. “It appears that the county clerk’s office was involved with these mailings; however, that is not the case,” England states. “We have no control or say in what The Voter Participation Center does and suggest that if a person receives the mailing from The Voter Participation Center in error that they look at the bottom of the letter for their code to unsubscribe to future mailings from the center.”

According to the letter from The Voter Participation Center, the center will be monitoring the Illinois voter file records in eight weeks to see whether the individual has mailed their form to the county clerk’s office for registration.

As suggested by England, if you want to unsubscribe to future mailings from the center, you must contact the center with your code. The county clerk’s office cannot unsubscribe for individuals. England stated that if a person receives this letter and they are not registered to vote and wish to register, by all means complete the form and mail to the clerk’s office. Also, if a form is addressed to someone who has moved or is deceased, England asks that the form be sent to the clerk’s office with a brief note telling of the circumstance.

•June 15, 2016•

Moultrie County real estate taxes were mailed June 14. The first installment is due July 15, 2016 and the second installment is due September 2, 2016.

Taxpayers should look over their tax bills including reading the back of the bill to make sure all of the information is correct. It is the responsibility of the property owner to report all address changes to the assessor’s office by calling 728-4951. Assessment and exemption questions should be directed to the Supervisor of Assessments office.

Taxes may now be paid at any bank in Moultrie County including Scott State Bank and First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust in Mt. Zion and online at www.govtechtaxpro.com. The postmarked date of payment is accepted so payments may be mailed to Moultrie County Collector, 10 S. Main Suite 10, Sullivan, IL. 61951. If a payment is mailed on the due date, the sender may want to have the post office hand cancel the stamp. Post-dated checks are not accepted. If a receipt  is desired when mailing payments, include a self-addressed stamped envelope and the entire tax bill. Payments may be paid in the county collector’s office on the second floor of the courthouse. When remitting without the original tax bill, a $1 duplicate bill fee will be charged. When the tax bill is available and being paid by check, it may be left in the planning office on the first floor. Their hours are subject to changes but normally are 8:30-noon and 1-4:30 Monday-Friday. Credit card payments are accepted online only.

After the due dates, a penalty charge of 1-1/2 percent per month or any part of a month in which the installment remains delinquent is added.

Those receiving a tax bill when the taxes are to be paid by a mortgage/escrow company should forward a copy of the bill to the company for a timely payment.

Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve taxpayers from their tax liability. Property owners who do not receive a tax bill or have questions may call the treasurer’s office at 728-4032.

•June 15, 2016•

Anyone who wishes to participate in the Little Miss Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Pageants (ages 4-6) to be held in July should contact Sandy Hoke, Pageant Director at 493-3583 by Friday, June 17.

•June 8, 2016•

Everyone is invited to  Wyman Park 10 a.m.-10 p.m. June 11 for the 20th anniversary of Relay for Life in Moultrie County.

Opening ceremony will began at 10 a.m.. Entertainment is planned, survivors’ laps , caregiver laps, bounce houses, dunk tank, frozen T-shirt contest, lip sync contest, karate demos and many more activities. Luminarias will begin at dusk.

•June 8, 2016•

The Sullivan fire department responded to a call in the rear parking lot of Little Theatre at 11:54 a.m. Thursday, June 2

A faulty electrical transformer prompted the call and was repaired by Sullivan utility workers that afternoon.

Firefighters at the scene assisted with a brief evacuation of the Little Theatre building and returned to the station at 12:11 p.m.

No fire damage was reported in the incident.