PROCRA$TINATION: Monday is the deadline for the...

PROCRA$TINATION: Monday is the deadline for the first of two property tax payments, but if you miss it, don’t get upset. The county tax collector doesn’t. . . . Late penalties--10% for the first payment, 10% and $20 for the second, plus 1.5% interest per month after July--brings about $15 million into local government treasuries each year. . . . And there’s no question the taxes will be paid, says Tax Collector Bob Citron. This year, 23,649 property owners were delinquent, but all except 14 paid up before their property was auctioned.