Wayne County Taxpayers Conducted Over One Million Searches For Property Tax Information Since Website's Launch in January 2004

Wayne County Treasurer Raymond J. Wojtowicz announces that nearly $2 million in taxes have been collected through the Wayne County Treasurer?s Office website - www.treasurer.waynecounty.com - since the office began offering the service on its website in July 2004.

"We've collected nearly $2 million in taxes in only seven months, and this outstanding result demonstrates the need for this service and the value our residents receive from it," said Wojtowicz. "We created the website to make it easier for Wayne County taxpayers to do business with the Wayne County Treasurer?s Office, and the results show that our approach is working."

In addition, Wayne County Treasurer Wojtowicz reports that over one million searches for both real and personal property tax information have been performed since the website was launched in January 2004. Properties in all Wayne County municipalities can be searched by parcel ID number or street address free of charge, and website users can also pay delinquent property taxes on the site.

Wayne County taxpayers can pay their taxes via electronic debit of their checking or savings accounts. Online tax payments and searches for property tax information are each offered to Wayne County taxpayers free of charge, and can be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"While several Michigan counties charge taxpayers a fee for online tax payments, property tax searches and other services, I offer them free of charge because I believe in making the Wayne County Treasurer?s Office open and accessible at all times," said Wojtowicz.