Article: Mayor 'must pay' on Monday: DeGeorge says tax issue is property appraiser's mistake.

Byline: S. Brady Calhoun

Mar. 10--PANAMA CITY Panama City's mayor has until Monday to pay $6,714.03 to the Bay County Tax Collector for claiming homestead exemption on two properties at the same time several years ago.

If Lauren DeGeorge does not bring a money order or cash by 2 p.m., officials with the Bay County Property Appraiser's Office said they will place a lien on her current homesteaded property, The Sapp House, a historic home in downtown Panama City. Property Appraiser Rick Barnett's office discovered last month DeGeorge had double-filed her homestead exemption from 1993 through 2002 and gave her 30 days to pay the back taxes, interest and ...

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