On-base tax collector office hosts its grand opening

Col. Douglas Dudley, commander of 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group and Ben Anderson, Okaloosa County tax collector, shake hands and cut the grand opening ribbon in front of the building that houses the Okaloosa County Tax Collector office with many of the personnel that directly contributed the fruition of the project standing behind them. Dudley spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony, stating the convenience of having the office on base and the time saving benefits it would provide Team Hurlburt. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge)

On-base tax collector office hosts grand opening

Published April 3, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Benjamin Kim
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla, -- The Okaloosa County Tax Collector's Office held its grand opening at building 90320, room 111 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 2.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the office, complete with honorable guests such as William Creekmore, mayor of the City of Mary Esther, and various commanders from Hurlburt Field in attendance.

"We're very excited to be here, on base," Creekmore said. "I would like to express what we feel is the significance of us being able to deliver civilian services for the county here on base, at the convenience of you, your troops and their dependents."

The office offers a wide range of services including driver's licenses, vehicle registrations and hunting and fishing licenses while being conveniently located on base.

"It's a huge time savings for our folks to be able to have this service available here on Hurlburt, where they can just walk in the door, come in the office, where there is very little wait time, get in, get out and get back to work or do whatever they need to do," said Col. Douglas Dudley, commander of 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group.

The tax collector's office shares the building facility with the Airman's Attic, with "Okaloosa County Tax Collector" spelled out in lettering on the face of the building. The office is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For information, visit http://www.okaloosatax.com/the-new-hurlburt-field-location-us-open/ or call the Okaloosa County Tax Collector office at (850) 651-7300.