{"id":129675,"date":"2026-03-04T21:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/129675\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:09:47","slug":"several-municipalities-authorize-berks-county-treasurer-to-act-as-tax-collector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/129675\/","title":{"rendered":"Several Municipalities Authorize Berks County Treasurer to Act as Tax Collector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From County of Berks<\/p>\n<p>Union Township, West Reading Borough, and Sinking Spring Borough residents and property owners are advised of an important change regarding the collection of annual real estate taxes. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Berks County Treasurer, Michell R. Darcourt, and the Berks County Treasurer\u2019s Office will serve as the official Tax Collector for county and borough real estate taxes for Union Township, West Reading Borough, and Sinking Spring Borough.<\/p>\n<p>Union Township, West Reading Borough, and Sinking Spring Borough have passed resolutions authorizing the county Treasurer\u2019s Office to fulfill the tax collection duties on their behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in 2026, Union Township, West Reading Borough, and Sinking Spring Borough property owners should:<\/p>\n<p>Direct all real estate tax payments to the Berks County Treasurer\u2019s Office.Request tax certifications, receipts, and other documentation from the Treasurer\u2019s Office.Contact the Treasurer\u2019s Office with questions regarding billing, payment status, or tax records.<\/p>\n<p>Treasurer\u2019s Office contact information:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Berks County Treasurer\u2019s Office<br \/>Berks County Services Center<br \/>Second Floor<br \/>633 Court St.<br \/>Reading, PA 19601<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Phone: 610-478-6640<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bctv.org\/2026\/03\/04\/several-municipalities-authorize-berks-county-treasurer-to-act-as-tax-collector\/mailto:treasurer@berkspa.gov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">treasurer@berkspa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Union Township, West Reading Borough, Sinking Spring Borough, and Berks County are committed to ensuring a smooth transition and maintaining reliable, accessible service for all taxpayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From County of Berks Union Township, West Reading Borough, and Sinking Spring Borough residents and property owners are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-129675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}