Winter tax bills are mailed by December 1st and payments must be received by February 14th of the following calendar year (please allow 7 days if mailing). Any unpaid Summer taxes will appear on your Winter tax bill. A 3% penalty will be applied to all payments received after the due date.
*NOTE: If a tax bill has not been received and your taxes are not escrowed, please contact the Treasurer by phone at (269) 721-9709 ext. 201 or email: JohnstownTreas@mei.net.
If your taxes are paid by your mortgage company, you will receive a copy of your tax bill, marked "COPY." It is still the property owners' responsibility to make sure the taxes due are paid on time.
After 2/28/2025, 2024 taxes must be paid directly to the Barry County Treasurer in Hastings.
According to the State of Michigan, failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse a person from paying property taxes by the due date.
Below is a list of taxes levied, as required by law, on the Winter tax bill:
COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP MILLAGES
- County Services
- 911
- Barry County Transit
- Charlton Park
- Commission on Aging
- Medical Care Facility
- Township Operating Millage
- Township Fire Operating Millage
- Township Fire Equipment
- Township Road Millage
- Dowling Library
- Other Voted Millages
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Bristol Lake Channel Aquatic Plant Control
- Clear Lake Aquatic Plant Control
- Fine Lake Aquatic Plant Control
- Mill Lake Aquatic Plant Control
- Sleepy Hollow Drive Paving
- Sylvan Court Paving
- Winans Drive Paving
DRAIN ASSESSMENTS
- Butler Lake Drain
- Clear Lake Drain
- Fine View Drain
SCHOOL DISTRICT-RELATED MILLAGES
If you have a question as to how millage funds will be used, please contact the administrative offices at the appropriate school district or organization.