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Council approves three resale-property sales, denies one; buyer named as Z.J. Abasale placed all offers
Summary
The Freeport City Council voted 4–1 to accept three offers on tax-resale properties and denied one offer after discussion about neighborhood character and resale values; the Brazoria County resale committee recommended the offers and one buyer placed all four bids.
The Freeport City Council on Feb. 18 approved the sale of three tax-resale parcels and denied a fourth after questioning over neighborhood character, maintenance and whether the sales undercut nearby market values.
City Secretary Miss Kramer told the council that four offers presented that night had been approved by the Brazoria County resale committee and that the process brings delinquent properties back onto the tax rolls after auctions. She said the goal is to resolve unpaid taxes and return property to private ownership; the county task and the county resale committee review and recommend offers to the city as the taxing entity.
The council voted 4–1, with Councilman Matamoros the lone opposing vote, to approve the sales of three lots: a Velasco Townsite parcel (offer $3,300; county-recorded taxes due shown as…
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