New Hanover County Tax Administration is reissuing 15,472 Personal Property Listing Forms after a vendor packaging error led to the use of envelopes from Richmond and Chatham counties for some mailings. The county clarified that this was only a packaging mistake and that the tax listing information inside each envelope remains correct. No personal data was compromised.
Corrected forms are being mailed out promptly to all affected property owners, along with an explanatory letter. Residents are advised to discard the original mailing and use the new materials provided in the corrected packet when submitting their listings.
The county has also notified Richmond and Chatham counties about the issue and given instructions on how to handle any misdirected mail.
Residents who have questions can contact New Hanover County Tax Administration at 910-798-7300, email taxadmin@nhcgov.com, or visit Tax.NHCgov.com.
In other matters related to New Hanover County, recent data shows that in the 2022-23 school year, 30.1% of senior students (547 out of 1,816) taking the science portion of the ACT were considered ready for college according to figures from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Among juniors, 27.2% (514 out of 1,888) met college readiness standards in science (source). For reading, 43.8% of seniors (795 out of 1,816) and 41.3% of juniors (780 out of 1,888) were deemed college-ready (source). In math, readiness rates were reported at 29.7% for seniors (539 out of 1,816) and 32% for juniors (604 out of 1,888), as noted by state education officials.
“This was a packaging error only. The tax listing information inside the mailing is correct, and no personal data was compromised.”
“Corrected mailings, including an explanatory letter, are being sent promptly to all personal property owners. Residents are asked to discard the original mailing and use the materials provided in the corrected packet to submit their listing.”
“New Hanover County has notified Richmond and Chatham counties and provided instructions for any misdirected mail.”
“Residents with questions can contact the New Hanover County Tax Administration at 910-798-7300, email taxadmin@nhcgov.com, or visit Tax.NHCgov.com.”
