Arlington County is urging residents to pay property and real-estate taxes at one of 24 self-serve kiosks around the county to avoid long lines at the treasurer’s office.
Taxes are due Oct. 5, and the county is working to avoid a payment rush at the county’s Courthouse Plaza. Frank O’Leary, Arlington County treasurer, unveiled the first of two kiosks at Courthouse Plaza on Monday. The second will be installed before the tax deadline.
O’Leary said the public is not aware that there are 22 other kiosks, where tax, phone and cable bills and other county fees can be paid, around the county at 7-Eleven convenience stores and Global Express Financial Services stores.
“We haven’t been able to get the word out,” he said.
O’Leary said the machines could save the county money. Tellers, who make significantly more than the $15,000 price tag on the kiosks, can be replaced, and time spent dealing with paperwork associated with payments reduced.
“This cuts down on processing time,” he said. “Whatever goes into this machine goes right into the bank account.”
The county is considering putting the machines, which are made by National Cash Register, into county libraries and shopping malls, O’Leary said.
