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Martin County Tax Collector The option that gives you the lowest cost is to pay your
entire bill in the 4 percent discount period in one lump sum;
By Ruth “Ski” Pietruszewski, however, some people are unable to come up with that large
Martin County amount of money at one time. We have added PAYPAL as
Tax Collector a new payment option to online property tax payments.
The best alternative if the individual needs to make
We LOVE To Offer payments is the installment plan. This plan almost gives
Choices! Make The you the same cost as paying the entire bill at one time,
Right Choice For You! except you are paying your taxes in advance. The first-year
installments may be a little difficult, unless you are a new
People come from all property owner and choose this option for your first tax bill,
walks of life and have all but once the property is put on the installment cycle, this
different types of lifestyles. option really gives you almost the same value as paying one
We try to help our constituents lump sum, while you make four smaller payments instead
have a better quality of life by offering different payment of one large lump payment.
options to accommodate their lifestyle, relieving their stress For individuals who are self-employed or live on straight
and lessening the financial burden. Let’s talk about property commission, we offer a partial payment plan. On this plan
tax, since usually that is an individual’s largest bill. the taxpayer may make as many payments and any amount they can afford, as long as the entire amount is paid in full
by April 1. The downside to this plan is that the individual
loses all discounts.
We also offer several different payment options. The
quickest and easiest is online. E-checks are $1.50. Visit our
website at martintaxcollector.com. Credit cards are also
offered online; however, the credit card processing company
charges a 2.75 percent convenience fee, which we get no part
of. The fee charged for an international or business credit card
online is 3.95 percent, which we get no part of. Payment may
be made by mail (postmark determines the discount period),
dropped off at our drive-through window at the Palm City
branch, dropped off in our convenient drop boxes at all of our
four locations or in our after-hours “24/7/365” lock box at our
drive-through window at the Palm City location. We opened
a speedy walk-in Payment Express office at the Willoughby
location in Stuart. (Look for the big blue banner.) A taxpayer
may walk into any of our four convenient locations and we
are ready to serve you. We are here and waiting to serve and
help with whatever option you choose. Make the best choice
for you!

Drop Your Property Taxes Off At The Drive-
Through At The Palm City Branch Office

Ruth “Ski” Pietruszewski, Martin County Tax Collector,
opens the drive-through tax collector service at the Palm
ADVANCED SURGERY. City location. The window is used for individuals with
handicapped parking placards, license plates, and disabled

FASTER RECOVERY. veterans. Others wishing to use the drive-through window
will be limited to three transactions and payment may be
made by cash or check.
“I opened our drive-through service,” stated Ruth “Ski”
Complex surgery doesn’t always mean a lengthy recovery. Pietruszewski, “to include property tax payments. It has been
Our surgeons perform minimally invasive and robotic-assisted one of my goals to make life easier for the busy on-the-go
surgery through incisions as small as one inch. For less pain. residents. People have limited time and parents of young
For faster recovery. For every care in the world. children, and the elderly don’t want to get out of the car.
We’re bringing customer service to a higher level.”

Turn to the experts at Cleveland Clinic
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