A software glitch led the town of Princeton to double-charge third quarter property taxes for more than 100 residential taxpayers who pay online.
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer
A software glitch led the town of Princeton to double-charge third quarter property taxes for more than 100 residential properties whose owners pay online.
Mayor Liz Lempert said Tuesday that it was “a big mistake.”
The situation came to light last week after residents began calling the tax collector’s office, she said.
In some cases, fairly large amounts of money were taken out of residents’ bank accounts, she said. An anonymous caller to the Packet said an extra $18,000 had been taken out of his bank account.
”We’re going to make everyone whole,” said the mayor.
She said she hoped the mistake does not discourage people from paying their taxes online.