FAQs • Lumberton, NC • CivicEngage

What is included in the Summer Day Camp Program?: Children are offered opportunities to expand their minds through arts and crafts projects, increase their motor skills through participation in athletic activities and build lasting friendships with children they meet. Children also have the opportunity to swim, bowl, play putt putt, and roller skate. The program operates Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., the months of June and August. A 1-week break is taken the week of July 4.

▼
General

1. What do I need to do to establish new service or disconnect my service?: The following is required when establishing new service: - Request must be made in person. - Service Charge ($26.75 or $80.25 for new underground service) - Utility Deposit or Letter of Credit (deposit amount is $350 with social security card. Without social security card deposit is $450 and 2 month average for non-residential customer or acceptable letter of credit from current utility for a period not less than 12 months with no more than 2 delinquent payments during the 12 month period) - Lease, Deed, or Proof of Purchase - Driver’s License or Department of Motor Vehicles issued identification card - Social Security Number (accepted as second form of identification) - Payment of outstanding bills owed to the City of Lumberton.

2. I am opening a business, do I need a privilege license?: Persons who conduct a business within the corporate city limits may be required to purchase a privilege license when the act of the business is taxable. All businesses should contact the city tax division. A person who operates a business for a religious, educational, civic, patriotic, charitable, or fraternal purpose, when the entire gross income of the business is used for such a purpose, is exempt from paying any privilege license tax levied by the city; however, the person must obtain a license from the tax collector which will state the licensee is exempt.

Blind persons and persons who serve in the United States armed forces or the merchant marine are exempt from paying any privilege license tax levied by privilege license article to the extent provided by.

3. When wiIl I receive my property tax bill, when is it due, and when will interest begin?: - Tax bills are mailed during the month of July. - 1% discount for current year property taxes paid prior to September 1. - Taxes are due on September 1. - Taxes are delinquent on January 7 and interest begins to accrue. Enforced collection remedies such as garnishment, levy on personal property, and foreclosure proceedings begin. - Delinquent real property taxes are advertised at least once in the local news publications between March 1 and June 30.

4. What is included in the Summer Day Camp Program?: Children are offered opportunities to expand their minds through arts and crafts projects, increase their motor skills through participation in athletic activities and build lasting friendships with children they meet. Children also have the opportunity to swim, bowl, play putt putt, and roller skate. The program operates Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., the months of June and August. A 1-week break is taken the week of July 4.