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Governing body approves special-assessment penalty abatement for three Lawrence Bay lots; county tax-foreclosure filing complicates options
Summary
Council approved an ordinance that waives city special-assessment penalties in exchange for payment of past-due taxes and specials on three Lawrence Bay lots owned by Marney Properties LLC; staff warned the county has included the lots in a tax-foreclosure sale, and commenters pressed for clarity about lost tax revenue and transparency.
The governing body on Sept. 16 approved an ordinance to accept payment from Marney Properties LLC for past-due taxes and special assessments on three vacant lots in Lawrence Bay Estates and to abate the city’s special-assessment penalties as part of that agreement.
Deputy City Manager Braxton Copley explained staff had negotiated a deal in which the owner would pay past-due property taxes (including penalties) totaling $10,416 and past-due special assessments totaling $82,593; in return the city would waive penalties on the specials. Copley told the council the waiver of penalties would not financially harm the city because, if collected, those penalties would be retained by Shawnee County rather than the city.
Copley…
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