As of Tuesday afternoon, Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector Tim Pettis' office had collected $13,618,701.49 of the $16,592,086.55 that was billed out but Pettis said more money will be added to the total before late fees are added.
Property taxes were due by Jan. 1, but with Dec. 31 falling on Sunday and Jan. 1 being a holiday, Jan. 2 became the official day to pay taxes without a penalty.
Pettis said he probably had another $400,000 in the mail Tuesday that had not been added to the total.
He noted any tax payments mailed that were postmarked on or before Jan. 2 will be considered as paid....
