Property taxes are due Tuesday

Franklin County property owners have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to pay their property-tax bills to avoid late fees. Tax bills can be paid online by visiting the Franklin County treasurer’s website at http://treasurer.franklincountyohio.gov. Property owners paying by credit card will be assessed a 2.35 percent fee by the processing company, which is not shared with the county. Those who pay by electronic check will not have to pay any additional processing fees. The bills also can be paid in person at the treasurer’s office, on the 17th floor of the county courthouse, 373 S. High St. Payments can be dropped off in a lock box designated for tax bills in the lobby of the courthouse. Checking-account customers of Huntington, US Bank, First Community Bank or Columbus First Bank also can make the payments at their local bank branch. Property owners who don’t make the deadline will be assessed a penalty, whether or not they received a copy of their tax bill in the mail.