By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
There is just one property that would qualify for the
county tax sale this year.
Therefore, a county tax sale will not be held.
Pat Ingram, county clerk-auditor, said the property,
located in the Eureka area, had not been redeemed and,
therefore, was due for the county property tax sale.
"In other years, you, as county commissioners, have
waived the sale and held the property over for the next
year's sale," she said.
It is anticipated that next year there will be several
properties which have not been redeemed by payment of past
due taxes. That being the case, there should be several
properties which will come up for sale.
After five years of non-payment of property tax,
without the property owner making arrangements to pay the
past due tax, penalties, interest, and fees, along with the
current year's tax, the property is sold by the county at a
special tax sale.
The county will not lose any money by holding the
property for sale until next year, said Ingram.
The penalty and interest will continue to accrue.
"It is economically sound to waive the sale until next
year," said Ingram.
That is because holding such a sale is expensive and
one property sale would not recoup the costs.
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