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Council hears city may be billed for taxes on properties acquired via alternate redemption; staff to work with county
Summary
Interim City Manager John Clark briefed council March 17 on unexpected tax bills for several parcels the city acquired through the county alternate redemption/tax foreclosure process and outlined options to resolve penalties and dispose of small, nonbuildable parcels.
Interim City Manager John Clark told the Oberlin City Council on March 17 that the city has received a substantial county tax bill for several properties it acquired through the alternate redemption process following tax foreclosure proceedings.
Clark explained the statutory process transfers title to the municipality, but that in some recent cases tax assessments or liens remained attached to transferred parcels. "When the properties transferred...the assessments were not remitted," Clark said, describing a year‑and‑a‑half effort to straighten out the records.
Nut graf: Staff said some taxes accrued after the city acquired…
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