News Article, With Comments

 Local news from around here:

 Dozens of homeowners in Arapahoe County are being told to pay hundreds of dollars in back taxes or face liens on their homes.

At least 100 residents in the Sorrel Ranch development are getting bills for two years' worth of metro district back taxes.

Whoa! Tax cheats! The worst sort of scoundrel.

Arapahoe County Treasurer Doug Milliken admits the county made a clerical error and didn't assess homeowners the full amount.

Well, maybe they didn't cheat so much as pay their taxes as they were billed.

"It's a terrible time for this to happen, and I wish I could do more for them," Milliken said.

Alternately, "We are just following orders. There is no fate worse than the government not receiving its money."

One homeowner told CBS4 he's "extremely annoyed that we've been put in this position."

If the tax bills aren't paid in full in the next 45 days homeowners will have to pay interest as well. Some of the bills are for as much as $1,600.

Way to take one for the team, guys! Scores of county bureaucrats are counting on you to cover their butts.