By Michael P. Walsh
Special to the Voice
The second installment of city tax bills — real estate, personal property, motor vehicle, sewer — was due Jan. 1, and payments after Feb. 1 are considered delinquent and subject to interest, Tax Collector Dorothy Chambrelli said.
The 2021 supplemental motor vehicle bills are for vehicles registered after Oct. 1, 2021, and were also due Jan. 1.
Payments — full or partial — can be made by cash, check, credit card, debit card or money order from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays in the tax office on the first floor of City Hall, 355 Main St. The building has an ATM on the first floor.
Taxpayers can also make payments online at https://www.mytaxbill.org/inet/bill/home.do?town=westhaven. Sewer bills are on the same page but under a separate tab. Tax payment history can also be viewed and printed.
The fees for credit cards and electronic checks are available on the Tax Collector page of the city website at https://www.cityofwesthaven.com/276/Payments.
During tax season, taxes can be paid by the drop box outside the interior door of the tax office from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Do not leave cash or credit card information in the drop box.
When paying by drop box, the canceled check is the receipt.
Taxes can also be paid by mail to the Office of the Tax Collector, City of West Haven, P.O. Box 401, West Haven 06516.
Anyone needing a motor vehicle clearance must pay in person by cash, credit card, debit card or money order.
To enter City Hall, visitors must use the west entrance on the Savin Avenue side. Face masks are strongly recommended.