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Tax Foreclosure Online Auction Scheduled for Dec. 5th, 2022

For Immediate Release 

November 29, 2022

Treasurer’s Office Tax Foreclosure Auction Scheduled for December 5

Spokane County, WA – The Spokane County Treasurer’s Office will hold its 2022 tax foreclosure auction on Monday December 5, via the...

Treasurer Warns Taxpayers of Tax Debt Scam Mailer

Scam Alert: Treasurer Warns Taxpayers of Tax Debt Mailer Scam 

Spokane County, WA-The Spokane County Treasurer’s Office wants to alert area taxpayers of a scam mail piece possibly circulating in the County. The letter is purpor...

Treasurer Baumgartner Raises Earnings Projections in Response to Rising Interest Rates

For Immediate Release 

October 4, 2022

Treasurer Baumgartner Raises Earnings Projections for Spokane Public Investment Fund in Response to Rising Interest Rates

Spokane, WA- Treasurer of Spokane County Michael Baumgartner has rais...

Treasurer Baumgartner Visits Local Investment Financed Newman Lake Fire Training Facility

For Immediate Release

May 16, 2022

Treasurer Michael Baumgartner Visits Newman Lake Fire & Rescue Live Fire Burn Building, Recipient of Local Direct Investment

Spokane County, WA – The Treasurer of Spokane County, Michael Bau...

Treasurer's Office Issues $500,000 Local Investment to Moab Irrigation District Well Construction

For Immediate Release: 

May 2, 2022 

Treasurer’s Office Issues $500,000 Local Direct Investment Financing Moab Irrigation District Well Construction

Spokane County, WA – Moab Irrigation District #20 i...

2022 Property Tax Statements Now Mailing to Taxpayers; First Half Due by April 30th

For Immediate Release: 

March 8, 2022

Spokane County Property Tax Statements to Arrive in Mailboxes This Week; Tax Roll Grows by $56 million Due in Part to Government Growth & Voted Levy Increases 

Spokane County, WA...

Treasurer's Office releases 2021 Year in Review Report

For Immediate Release: 

February 16, 2022

Spokane County Treasurer’s Office announces $13.45 million investment income distributed to local governments in Year in Review Report; Other highlights include property tax extension and penalty and intere...

Capital Press: County Treasurer 'kicks tires' on Farm Credit Investments

Capital Press recently joined Treasurer Baumgartner on a visit to two Spokane County farm families to learn more about how Spokane County public investments in Federal Farm Credit bonds support U.S. agriculture across the country. The Treasurer's...

Treasurer applauds passage of legislation to significantly reduce penalty & interest

For Immediate Release: 

April 22, 2021

Treasurer applauds passage of legislation to significantly reduce delinquent property tax penalty & interest. 

Spokane County, WA – Treasurer of Spokane County...