Portsmouth residents who need to pay a city tax bill or visit the finance office in person should plan ahead next month: the City of Portsmouth’s Department of Finance and Income Tax Division will close for several days in December to relocate from Washington Street to Gallia Street, according to the City of Portsmouth, in an announcement reported by the Scioto Valley Guardian.
The two offices will close on Thursday, Dec. 3, Friday, Dec. 4, and again on Monday, Dec. 7, the city said. They are scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in their new home at 805 Gallia St., according to the city announcement reported by the Scioto Valley Guardian.
The move ends a long run for the Income Tax Division at 605 Washington St., where it has operated for years, the city said. The city’s own Income Tax Division page lists its current office at 605 Washington St., Room 316, in Portsmouth.
At the Gallia Street building, the two offices will share the third floor. The Department of Finance will be in Suite 326 and the Income Tax Division in Suite 342, according to the city. The public entrance will be on the Esplanade side of the building, with elevators located on the 6th Street side.
The relocation continues the city’s effort to consolidate services under one roof. The 805 Gallia St. building already houses the city’s Public Utilities office on the first floor, and the Portsmouth Police Department’s records bureau moved into the building’s basement earlier this month, according to the city announcement reported by the Scioto Valley Guardian.
For residents, the practical effect is a short service gap during the first full week of December. Anyone with a tax payment, a finance question, or paperwork that cannot wait should take care of it before the Dec. 3 closure or plan to visit the new Gallia Street offices once they reopen on Dec. 8.
The closure dates also land just ahead of the year-end period when many residents and local businesses begin gathering records for tax season, making the timing of the reopening worth noting. The city said both offices will be fully operating from the third floor of 805 Gallia St. beginning Dec. 8.
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