Scott County residents get first property tax statements without general revenue tax

BENTON, Mo. -- This is the first year Scott County general revenue taxes are abated but residents should still look for and open the statement from the county collector.

"The county general revenue tax was abated due to the half-cent sales tax approved by voters," said Mark Hensley, Scott County collector of revenue. "There is no county tax. As you look your statement over, in the area where the taxing districts are listed, the county will have the words 'NO TAX' instead of a dollar amount."

The county collector is still responsible for sending statements out and collecting taxes for other levies, such as for the road and bridge and Johnson grass funds, as well as the other taxing entities in the county such as schools, fire and ambulance districts, the health department and libraries.