TAX COLLECTIONS Garner residents are required to list all personal and real property with the Wake County tax office during January of each year . Tax bills for real property are mailed in July / August by Wake County and are due by Jan . 1 . Taxes may be paid at the Bill Pay area on the first floor of Town Hall , by mail to Wake County Revenue Department ( P . O . Box 580084 , Charlotte , NC 28258-0084 ), by phone at ( 919 ) 856-5400 or by visiting wakegov . com .
Tax bills for vehicles are sent with annual tag registrations by the NC Division of Motor Vehicles . Vehicle taxes may be paid at NC DMV headquarters ( 1100 New Bern Ave ., Raleigh , NC ), by mail ( NC DMV , P . O . Box 29620 , Raleigh , NC 27626 ) or by visiting ncdot . gov / dmv . Questions can be directed to the Town ’ s Finance Department at ( 919 ) 773-4412 .
HUMAN RESOURCES The Human Resources Department is responsible , among other things , for recruitment and selection of Town of Garner staff . To learn about employment opportunities with the Town and to apply for a position , visit garnernc . gov / careers . The department maintains a work station with a computer and instructions on the second floor of Town Hall where individuals can apply for positions with the Town . The department uses the NeoGov human resources management software .
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT The Town ’ s neighborhood improvement program helps to maintain and improve the quality of life in all of Garner ’ s neighborhoods . The neighborhood improvement manager works with communities on a wide range of enhancement initiatives and is a liaison to neighborhood watch groups , HOAs and other citizen-based community organizations . The program periodically marshals extra Town
resources from a variety of departments ( e . g . Police , Inspections , Administration ) and also may work with outside partners to improve conditions in particular neighborhoods or parts of Town . The program has also used bond funds in recent years to do street lighting projects in neighborhoods that met staff criteria . The neighborhood improvement manager coordinates the highly popular Garner 101 citizens academy ( offered in the evenings in spring and late morning / midday in the fall ) and the Citizens Leadership Academy . To learn more about the neighborhood improvement program , or to sign up for one of the free academies , please contact the neighborhood improvement manager at ( 919 ) 773-4446 .
Development Services
The Town ’ s Development Services group encompasses the Planning , Inspections , Engineering and Economic Development ( including downtown development ) departments . Visit garnernc . gov for a link to Development Services ’ main portal .
PLANNING The Town ’ s Planning Department administers and enforces zoning and other land-use requirements inside Town limits as well as in Garner ’ s extraterritorial jurisdiction . The department reviews all site plans , subdivision requests and rezoning applications . It also is responsible for maintaining the Town ’ s comprehensive plan of growth , a long-term transportation plan and other long-range planning documents . It coordinates with regional partners on regional transportation planning . All questions , review requirements and applications should be directed to the Planning Department by calling ( 919 ) 773-4449 .
INSPECTIONS The Inspections Department is responsible for the enforcement of the North Carolina state
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