FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Metro Trustee Now Offers Online Tax Payment Option
-With No Convenience Fee to the Citizen

Business Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002-Metropolitan Trustee of Nashville and Davidson County Charlie Cardwell announced today that an online payment option is available for citizens to pay their property, personalty and public utility taxes for calendar year 2002.

The Web site www.Nashville.Gov/Trustee will accept VISA and MasterCard Credit and Check Cards.

"We are happy to be able to offer this e-Government service to the citizens of Davidson County, especially without charging them a convenience fee," said Cardwell. "We hope that providing our citizens with more payment options, combined with 24-hour, seven-day-a-week access to conduct business, will enhance their experience with the Trustee's office."

Beginning October 7 approximately 250,000 tax-due notices will be mailed to Davidson County residents and businesses. The due date is February 28, 2003.

Nashville-based Link2Gov Corp. developed the Web payment application to accept VISA and MasterCard payments and provides the cashless payment processing service for the Trustee. The e-Government technology solutions provider has government clients on the local,state and federal levels and in May was awarded the contract to provide cashless payment processing for the IRS.

CONTACT:

Metropolitan Government
Tony Grigsby
615/862-6330
Tony_Grigsby@metro.nashville.org