Certified Special Assessments
A Special Assessment is the charge assessed against real estate parcels for certain public services or projects. The assessment may only be levied against parcels that have received a direct benefit from the public service or project.
The most common special assessment charges include:
However, special assessments may also be levied for the following examples:
A Special Assessment must be certified to the Muskingum County Auditor by the second Monday in September for the purpose of being included on the Real Estate tax bills for the next tax year. The Auditor then has the designated assessment amount assigned to the parcels as indicated by the Entity which submits the certification.
Assessments may be billed in one lump sum on the first or second half billing cycle, or it may be broken between the two cycles in the same tax year. For especially large assessments the certifying entity may specify the dollar amount to be billed annually over a period of years.
Certified Special Assessments
2021 Payable in 2022 Certified Special Assessments
2020 Payable in 2021 Certified Special Assessments
2019 Payable in 2020 Certified Special Assessments
2018 Payable in 2019 Certified Special Assessments
Muskingum County Sewer and Water Monthly Reports
Monthly Report for the Northwest System
Monthly Report for the Southeast System
Sheriff Sale - You must contact the Muskingum County Utility Department at (740) 453-0678 to obtain the current water or sewer amount.
Sewer - If a house if vacant, sewer is still charged until the tap is physically dug up, abandoned, and inspected. Sewer charged are billed bi-monthly.