Child Welfare Providers Appreciation Week

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Governor Wolf proclaimed June 3-7, 2019 as Child Welfare Professionals Appreciation Week June 10-14, 2019 as Child Welfare Providers Appreciation Week in Pennsylvania.  The Elk County Commissioners passed a resolution recognizing the efforts by our Children & Youth Services organization to protect the children of Elk County.  Shown in the photo are Commissioners Freeburg and Quesenberry, Chief Clerk Neureiter, CYS Director Nancy Baker and some of the staff from Children & Youth Services.

Painting Donated to Elk County

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The family of Elk County native Sven Ohrvel Carlson donated an original oil painting of the Elk County Courthouse.  This painting will be displayed in the Courtroom.  Pictured here are Chief Clerk Lee Neureiter, Commissioner Matthew Quesenberry, Commissioner Daniel Freeburg, and Carlson family members Ruth Deloach, Ted Deloach, and Gregg Johnson.  

Per Capita Bills and Statewide Tax Recovery LLC.

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Per Capita bills are mailed on March 1^st of every year to all individuals, over 18 years of age, in the County and are able to be paid to the Tax Collector up until December 31^st of the year in which they were billed.

 

 In the past, delinquent Per Capita taxes were difficult to collect as people move, etc.  Elk County was approached by Statewide Tax Recovery, Inc. in 2017 to form a contractual relationship whereby Statewide would begin collecting the delinquent Per Capita taxes for the County.  At the February 7, 2017 Elk County Commissioners Meeting, a motion to approve a Collection Agreement with Statewide Tax Recovery, Inc. for collection of delinquent taxes at no cost to the County was approved unanimously. 

 

In January, some Municipal Tax Collectors turned over multiple years’ worth of delinquent Per Capita Taxes to Statewide Tax Recovery, Inc.  In February, those delinquent bills were sent by Statewide.  We know that an error was made with the delinquent Fox Township bills in that they were mistakenly identified as “Jones” township rather than “Fox” township; those bills are being corrected and resent by Statewide.  For each delinquency, Statewide Tax Recovery, Inc. charges a $25 fee to the delinquent tax.

 

Statewide Tax Recovery, Inc. is happy to work on resolving the issue in question.  Debt collectors and consumers want the same thing; to resolve a legitimately owed debt or clear up any misunderstanding if the wrong person has been contacted.  By working together, issues can be resolved quickly and efficiently.  If you have questions with the notice you received, you can call Statewide Tax Recovery, Inc at 1-800-326-9380 or you can go to their website at www.statewidetaxrecovery.com. 

 

If you believe you have paid the Per Capita Tax Bill in question and you have proof of payment, you can contact your Municipal Tax Collector.  If you have a problem with your address, you can call the County Tax Assessment Office at 1-814-776-5339.

Operation Elk County Seeking Your Assistance

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Operation Elk County is seeking to speak directly with individuals and families who have lost a loved one to either incidents involving alcohol, in particular family members who lost a love one due to an alcohol related motor vehicle crash, or with individuals and families who have lost a loved one to controlled substance use, in particular family members who have lost a loved one due to a drug overdose.   The purpose of Operation Elk County reaching out to individuals and families who are survivors is to receive their valuable input and perspective in developing programs that effectively communicate the foreseeable and unforeseeable consequences of individuals engaging in the consumption of alcohol and operating a motor vehicle as well as using controlled substances.    Operation Elk County intends to develop two focus groups; one for alcohol related incident survivors and another for controlled substance use survivors to listen, understand and develop effective strategies to prevent individuals from engaging in such behaviors as well as preventing future loss of lives.

Additional information can be found in this PRESS RELEASE which is located on the OPERATION ELK COUNTY webpage.