A technical change to how the U.S. Postal Service handles postmarks could affect your Richland County property tax payment.
Why? Because going forward, your mail may not be postmarked the same day it’s sent out. Prior to the change, first-class mail would be postmarked when it arrives at a local post office. Now, that postmark won’t be issued until the letter is processed at a regional mail facility. That can take an additional 1-2 days, or longer on weekends and holidays.
Richland County tax payments sent via mail must be postmarked by Jan. 15…