Usually, the San Benito County Tax Collector’s Office is closed Fridays due to budget cutbacks. That won’t be the case this week, however, because a crucial deadline for payments falls on that day.
The tax collector’s office plans to be open until 5 p.m. Friday, a day it would normally close, because it is the deadline for the second and final installment of property tax payments from local residents. Since the April 10 deadline falls on a Friday, the office will be open, an official reported to supervisors Tuesday.
After the deadline, delinquent property owners would face a 10 percent penalty and an additional $17.50 fee.
