RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – Property owners in Polk County should soon receive a 2024 Property Tax Notice by mail. However, property owners can go online to www.PolkTaxes.com and access a copy of their tax bill(s) even before they receive them by mail! Click here to search …
‘FLOW’ Mobile Offers Quick, Convenient Driver License Services in Polk County
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 18, 2024 POLK COUNTY, Fla. — As a community outreach tool and helping hand to those in and around Polk County recovering from Hurricane Milton, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ Florida Licensing On Wheels (FLOW) mobile is offering fast, convenient driver license services …
Tax Collector’s Staff Prepares for Surge in Driver License Renewals This Fall
RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 Polk County Tax Collector’s Office expects a huge increase in lobby traffic for driver license and ID renewals Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder offers time-saving alternatives to in-person services Many customers can renew online through the MyDMV Portal at mydmvportal.flhsmv.gov without ever having to …
Tax Collector’s KIDS TAG ART check to School Board helps fund classroom art supplies
RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – The Tax Collector for Polk County, Joe G. Tedder, will present a check to the school board on Tuesday night, September 3, on behalf of the Polk County Kids Tag Art (KTA) program. Tedder is pleased and honored to present the funding …
Polk County Tax Collector Encourages Organ Donation This April
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 22, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – The gift of organ donation is invaluable for families like the Joyners. Mattie Joyner is one Polk County high school senior with a bright future; she will attend Florida Gulf Coast University to study history next fall to become a college professor …
Property Tax Deadline Means Long Lines at Tax Collector Service Centers
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 14, 2024 POLK COUNTY, Fla. –Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder urges people to avoid long lines that typically form inside the Polk County service centers at the end of March when property taxes come due, by utilizing the various payment options that do not require an in-person …
Kids Tag Art is now on sale!
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 8, 2024 POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Members of the public now have the chance to buy a license plate specially-designed by a fifth-grade art student! As part of the 2023-2024 Polk County Kids Tag Art (KTA) program, people can shop for the special vanity plates at www.KidsTagArt.com; …
New Partnership Gives Polk County More Options for Road Tests
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2024 LAKELAND, Fla. – An exciting new partnership between the Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) and the Orange Osceola Safety Institute (OOSI) will allow more options for people to take a road test in hopes of securing their driver’s license! “We want …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed in Observance of MLK Jr. Day
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 11, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County’s (TCPC) five service center locations and call center will be closed to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day on Monday, January 15, 2024. TCPC’s tag office partner The Legion Auto Tag Agency …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office to Hold More Saturday Hours for Road Tests
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 10, 2024 LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) is excited to give even more customers the chance to take Saturday road tests soon! These Saturday hours will be available exclusively to Polk County residents from 8 a.m. to 1 …