A Note from The Trustee's Office

I hope this finds everyone doing well and enjoying these nice summer days. As of this writing Lewis County has $242,748.46 in uncollected property taxes. Lewis County’s property tax aggregate for total property taxes to account for was $4,474,997.35, we have collected 94 percent of that total.

Each year I liked to remind everyone that you are able to make partial payments on property taxes once you receive your bill in October. We do not have a minimum amount you must pay.

What exactly does the Trustee do? A county Trustee is the banker for the county essentially. Our office not only collects...