As the Madison Central School District works to persuade us to pay more taxes, let's take a look at who's behind on what they already owe. Lake County's new online property tax database lists the following taxpayers as having the highest outstanding bills with the county treasurer:
| TaxPayer Name | 2010 Value | Amt Due | Town(ship) | Legal Description |
| Paragon Custom Homes Inc | $357,000.00 | $13,217.94 | Madison City | LOT 5 BLK 1 LAKEVIEW IND PARK 2ND ADDITION #2342M-D PROP ADDR:600 SE 12TH ST |
| Morin, Paul | $167,900.00 | $10,874.82 | Madison City | BLDG. ON LEASED SITE AIRPORT HANGAR AND BUSINESS #15LS |
| Winker, Tom | $318,200.00 | $5,382.14 | Lakeview | SUNSET HARBOR ADD GVT LT 5 22-106-52 |
| Long, Kenneth O. & Dorothy | $53,700.00 | $4,975.66 | Chester | LOT 1 BLOCK C E. SPAWNS SUB LOT 5 SEC 10 #300 PROP ADDR:4781 N SPAWN CIRCLE |
| Mader, Lyle & Karen | $193,300.00 | $4,687.01 | Madison City | LOT 8 JENSENS ADD ASHMONT ACRES #2051M PROP ADDR:M&S# 395 |
| Eggebraaten, Glenn D. | $306,200.00 | $4,560.27 | Summit | LOTS 1-2 & E1/2NE1/4 & E30 RODS LOT 3 #1517 OSR= .786 |
| Opdahl, Nick C | $260,700.00 | $4,409.88 | Lakeview | TRACT A E&L CHRISTENSEN 1ST ADD #1821-A PROP ADDR:23440 456 AVE LUMBER YD OSR= .480 |
| Thielbar, David & Pauline | $156,200.00 | $4,071.14 | Madison City | LOT A LAKEVIEW INDUSTRIAL PARK 11TH 2342M-LA PROP ADDR:1300 SE 10TH ST |
| Anderson, Brian | $210,800.00 | $3,926.40 | Chester | LOT 1 SCOTT & LIDEL'S HORIZON HEIGHTS ADD. #384 |
| Trygstad, Troy E | $204,400.00 | $3,869.06 | Chester | W1015' N1/2SW1/4 AND W1015' S400' S1/2NW1/4 32-105-51 #185-A PROP ADDR:24372 461 AVE OSR= .628 |
| Warren, Mary L. | $26,700.00 | $3,699.58 | Wentworth Vilg. | S1/2 LOT 2 & ALL 3 TO 6 BLK 9 ORIGINAL PLAT #4759 PROP ADDR:4?? S CENTENNIAL |
| Bucknell, Robert & Beverly | $172,700.00 | $3,546.23 | Wentworth Twp | LOTS 2 & 3 BLK 2 ROE'S 1ST ADD. #820 |
| Victory Investments Inc | $107,400.00 | $3,497.22 | Chester | LOT 7 BRANT LAKE HILLS 2ND ADDITION #15-H PROP ADDR:4151 ARBOR LANE |
| Heilman, Richard | $114,500.00 | $3,419.31 | Madison City | LOT 11 CO AUD SUBDIV EXC S161/2 COUNTY AUD SUB NE1/4 12-106-53 #2365M |
| Swier, Brian J | $116,300.00 | $3,411.63 | Badus | S1/2SW1/4 #3914 OSR=.794 |
| Frager, Todd W. | $126,400.00 | $3,303.95 | Madison City | S250' LOT 4 EXC W21'& S250' W28' LOT 3 HOFER'S SUBDIV-THEATRE #2400M PROP ADDR:CHERRY LANES |
| Habeger, Joseph & Delores | $140,100.00 | $2,940.56 | Madison City | S30' LOT 5 & ALL LOTS 6-7 BLK 3 WALKERS 1ST ADD. #1898M |
| Schreiber, Wanda M | $121,800.00 | $2,557.71 | Madison City | W5' LOT 12 & ALL LOT 13 BLK 9 TOWN PROP 1ST #397M |
| Strang, Shane | $125,500.00 | $2,463.30 | Madison City | LOTS 9-10 BLK 11 SMITH & TROW#1083M |
| Haroldson, Noel N. & Pailin | $109,900.00 | $2,248.21 | Ramona Village | LOTS 1-6 MCDONALD'S 1ST ADDITION #5162 PROP ADDR:430 S STATE AVE |
| Arneson, Ron | $5,500.00 | $2,165.42 | Wentworth Vilg. | LOT 5 BLK 3 ORIG PLAT #4698 |
| Keiner, William B Living Trust | $212,700.00 | $2,138.26 | Farmington | SE1/4 EX HWY & EXC. S430'W913' #3713 OSR=.832 |
| Elliott, Benjamin | $177,500.00 | $2,106.22 | Lakeview | SE1/4 EXC. W630' E1860' S927' 1-106-52 #1734A OSR=.642 |
| Reinicke, Orlynn & Donna | $180,200.00 | $2,066.57 | Concord | NE1/4 EXC. S412.5 W412.5' #4417 PROP ADDR:22950 442 A AVE OSR= .630 |
| Coburn, James H. & May Trust | $192,900.00 | $1,994.46 | Herman | SE1/4 EXC. E838'W1600'S416' #3251 OSR=.587 |
These top 25 delinquencies constitute over $101K in taxes owed to the county, school, and townships. No one delinquency of Gordon-Howie magnitude, but hey! Let's clear up these bills.
Honorable mention goes to the City of Madison, which is delinquent $19.86 on Parcel #21994-02500-02010, N 85' Lot 2 Ed Hansen's Add#1186M-B.