On-time property tax bills in Porter County

Along with on-time property tax bills this year is -

Porter County’s new and enhanced website at www.porterco.org/pati or go to www.porterco.org and click on Tax Information. Read the General Information and learn about the site and the icons in the tutorial it will help a lot. Then click on Go To Public Access Tax Information Site You will be searching the county for any desired tax information or finding and paying your tax bill in no time at all.

You can find a record by Owner Name, Parcel Number, Address or Duplicate Number. Once you find your record you can view the Property Summary, Bill Details, Tax Summary for the last two years, Other Charges, Deductions and Receipts. The icons to the top right let you zoom in or out, pan, extend your search right or left, full extend, query properties around you and clear the map. Icons at the bottom allow you to pay by credit card, E-Check from you checking or savings account, print your bill, 3 year comparison or both and for the generally curious or commercial user the property record card.

This took place because of some real ingenuity, years of networking experience and the collaborative mindset, of Porter County’s Director of Information Technology, Sharon Lippens, who played the pivotal role in making this website happen and getting it at an affordable price for the citizens of porter County.

The program was acquired through the generosity of Allen County’s IT Department. The Programming and Consulting Firm of, ATOS, which performed the same work for Allen County, did the interfacing.

I know this website will cause Pat Pullara Chief Operating Officer/Government Affairs of GNIAR to jump for joy when I email her to broadcast the message to her membership that our website has arrived. GNIAR is instrumental in providing the county with valuable assessing information necessary for the County Assessor to do his work. This Website will go public Monday, April 5. It is a FREE service to all users with out limitations says, Lippens.

It is the culmination of effort from the Auditor Jim Kopp’s GIS Dept., Assessors John Scott’s Records Dept. and the Treasurer’s Office that brought the creation, integration, and payment services of the website to Porter County in a remarkable 30 working days. In the beginning some thought it couldn’t be done but, Porter County has an on-time tax bill and an on-time website.

"The project might be the Treasurer’s website but it’s the peoples tool where taxpayers, realtors, escrow companies, bankers, and title companies can access county tax records from anywhere in the world. It is a FREE service to all users with out limitations." Mike Bucko, Porter County Treasurer.

On behalf of all the taxing departments, “ We can’t promise to make paying taxes enjoyable but we can promise to work hard and together to make it easier”

Mike Bucko
Porter County Treasurer