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Newcomers 2007

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Register vehicles and to vote at the

county tax assessor-collector's office

Customers are assessed a $3 conve-

online at www.bellcountytx.com/taxas-

From staff reports

nience fee per $100 of the transaction

sessor/index.htm.

The Bell County tax assessor-collec-

by the Web site provider. The fee does

In order to complete the transaction

Killeen Office

tor's office is one of the first county

not go toward Bell County If the transac-

.

online, a vehicle owner must be a resi-

307 Priest Drive

government offices with which newly

tion is more than $500, the convenience

dent of the county and the vehicle also

Office Hours: Monday to Friday,

arrived residents should familiarize

must have current registration that can-

fee is 3 percent of the total.

8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

themselves.

not expire more than 90 days after the

Individuals also can use their debit

(254) 634-0265

The tax assessor-collector, Sharon

cards as long as the cards have the Mas-

date the form was submitted.

Long, was elected to the office in Novem-

terCard or Visa logo.

Individuals not able to use the Inter-

ber 2000, coming from the Bell County

The other primary service of the

net can visit one of four full-service lo-

Fort Hood Office

district court coordinator's office, where

tax assessor-collector, besides collect-

cations across the county: the Belton of-

Visitor Control Center - Main Gate,

she had worked for 22 years.

fice at 411 E. Central Ave.; the Killeen

ing property taxes, is handling voter

Building 69004

location at 307 Priest Drive; the Temple

The duties of the tax assessor-collec-

registration. New voters can register

Office Hours: Monday to Friday,

tor are to assess and collect property

year-round, although the date to regis-

location at 205 E. Central Ave.; and out-

8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

taxes, to issue certificates of title and

ter to vote in the November election has

side Fort Hood's main gate in the visi-

(254) 618-4180

license plates for motor vehicles and

passed.

tor's welcome center.

trailers, to issue voter registration ap-

Over the summer, Bell County has

Residents must be 18 to vote, but they

plications and certificates and to com-

joined the legions of businesses accept-

can register after reaching age 17 and

pile election poll lists.

10 months.

ing credit card payments. The tax asses-

Residents needing to register their ve-

sor-collector's office was the first to offer

Voter registration cards can be picked

For more information about voter reg-

hicles deal with the tax assessor-collec-

the convenience.

up at political party headquarters, li-

istration, call the county's voter regis-

Residents have the option of paying

braries, local government offices and at

tration office at (254) 933-5319 or at (800)

tor's office, but residents needing to re-

with MasterCard, Visa or Discover.

any of the tax assessor-collector offices.

460-2355, ext. 5319.

new their vehicle registration can do so