By Chris OrletManaging Editor Warren County residents have paid about $1 million more in county taxes last year than they did the previous year.That’s according to Warren County Collector Linda …
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By Chris OrletManaging Editor Warren County residents have paid about $1 million more in county taxes last year than they did the previous year.That’s according to Warren County Collector Linda Stude, who said her office had collected $29.2 million in property, railroad and utility taxes for 2013 by the end of December.The number is up from the $28.2 million collected on property, railroad and utility taxes for 2012 by the end of December 2012.Stude said the majority of the current year taxes are paid in November and December.The increase was, in part, because the amount to be collected in taxes was up slightly — about $600,000 — over 2012.“That’s part of the answer,” Stude said. “More money was billed for 2013 than for 2012.”Stude said the final numbers will go up because some tax bills are delinquent. About 15 percent of originally billed personal property taxes for 2013 are still outstanding and about 5 percent of real property taxes remains uncollected, she said.Taxpayers in seven out of 31 county taxing districts saw increases of 4 percent or more — including some up to 13 percent — in their tax bills this year. Higher tax rates in some school districts — specifically Montgomery County and Washington — accounted for the biggest increases.Portions of Warren County are in those districts.The county ended the year having collected:· 2013 Personal Property Taxes $4,199,593.60· 2013 Real Property Taxes $22,861,228.15· 2013 Railroad Taxes $249,034.98· 2013 Utility Taxes $1,967,599.56Stude said where your tax dollars go depends on where you reside or where your property is located.For example, a resident of the city of Warrenton residing within the city limits will see 69 percent of their real and personal property tax bill go to the school district.Stude offered the following breakdown as an example (for property located inside Warrenton city limits):· Warren County School District: 69 percent· City of Warrenton: 8 percent· Warrenton Fire Protection District: 8 percent· Warren County Ambulance District: 6 percent· Roads and Bridges: 3 percent· Warren County Disabilities Board: 3 percent· Warren County General Revenue: 2 percent· Scenic Regional Library: 1 percent· State of Missouri: less than 1 percentResidents paid $1 million more in county taxes