Kern County news roundup: property tax bills running late, official Christmas tree, Kernville Chamber recognition

Board Chair Phillip Peters representing District 1 / Kern River Valley and his staff decorated this year’s official Kern County Christmas tree on display in the administrative building. | Kern County / Facebook

With property taxes to be paid this Friday, the County Advisory Office notifies real estate owners that they can apply for a copy of their 2021-22 tax bills.

According to a press release posted on the evaluator’s website, staffing issues related to staff shortages, COVID-19 and rotation have hampered efforts to process deferral transfers in a timely manner.

“Some new homeowners may not receive a duplicate copy of their new tax bill on time for the first payment,” according to the statement.

The assessor’s office informs taxpayers that their bank or financial institution may request a copy of the invoice, or the taxpayer may request a copy from the Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector by calling 661-868-3490. As noted elsewhere in this edition, payments can be made online.

On June 30, the Appraisal Office had completed the registration of the real estate tax and had published the assessed values ​​online using the website property search function.

Kern County Annual Christmas Tree

The county’s traditional Christmas tree was decorated this year by District 1 representative and president Phillip Peters (the district covers the Kern River Valley). “Surely your staff did a great job bringing some joy to our administrative building!” noted the county’s Facebook post.

Starring members of the Kernville Chamber of Commerce

Recognized in the week of December 5, members of the Kernville Peace Love House, Good Vibes is an online gift shop specializing in clothing, soap, incense, jewelry, CBD oil and other items, according to a Facebook post from the room.

“My husband and I are 16-year-old retired / disabled truck drivers and my husband is also a disabled Air Force veteran and we wanted some extra income, so we decided to get into some products that the most people use it, “co-owner Terey wrote.

“Thank you, Peace Love, Good Vibes for being a member of the Kernville Chamber of Commerce,” the chamber wrote on Facebook.