Article: Saline property owners can pay taxes on monthly basis.

Byline: Sharon Montague

Aug. 31--Saline County property owners soon will have the option of paying their property taxes by the month.

At a meeting Tuesday, county commissioners voted to allow County Treasurer Brenda Siemsen to spend $8,657 on computer software that accommodates monthly payments of taxes. Yearly software maintenance fees of $1,662 will be paid through fees charged those who opt for monthly payments.

Craig Stephenson, commission chairman, described the program as "a great idea."

He said the system of having tax payments due in December and June goes back to the days when Kansas was primarily an agricultural state; ...

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