Tax Collector Office temporarily closes May 19-21
Article published on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
TARPON SPRINGS - The Pinellas County Tax Collector Office at 743 South Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs, will temporarily close Monday through Wednesday, May 19 to 21, for necessary repairs.
The cause of the closing is the final aftermath of flood damage that took place in the shopping center in 2004. Interior walls were repaired in 2005, but the Tax Collector continued using the damaged furniture and flooring as long as possible.
“This replaces flood-damaged furniture and flooring,” said Pinellas Communications Deputy Tax Collector Sam McClelland. “We assumed responsibility for operations of the Tarpon Springs Office from the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) with used furniture in 2001. We stretched a few more years use out of the furniture after the 2004 damage, but the swollen joints are exposing wires now, so there's a safety factor to take into consideration. Added to that is the flooring needs the kind of replacement that was made to the interior walls back in 2005."
Motorists who must make a walk-in visit during the renovation are encouraged to use the two Clearwater locations, one at the North County office at 29399 U.S. 19 N., Clearwater, or the one at 1663 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard.
Many of the routine services can be handled by calling the e-Service Center at 727-562-3262 or by visiting the Tax Collector’s website at www.taxcollect.com.
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Article published on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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