Lawrence County approves eight repository property bids

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on July 22 approved eight bids for repository properties that were unsold at previous tax sales. The action covered resolutions 183 through 189 and included parcels in the city of New Castle and Pulaski Township. The bids were reviewed after being forwarded by the county tax claim office and after local taxing bodies had 60 days to respond. County Tax Commissioner Brian Bogart explained the repository process, saying properties that do not sell at tax sales enter a repository and that bids from interested buyers are forwarded to the municipality and the relevant school district for approval. "In order for the bid to be approved, it must be agreed upon by all three taxing bodies," he said, noting the 60‑day deemer rule that approves a bid if a taxing body does not respond within that period. The approved bids and brief details recorded in the meeting packet included: - Resolution 183: Parcel on Court Street in New Castle; bid $500 (record noted a parcel ID typo corrected to 0303-076200 and address 503 Court Street). - Resolution 184: Parcel on West State Street in New Castle; bid $605 (parcel 06-022700). - Resolutions 185–187: Parcels on Wolf Street, Taylor Street and Union Street in New Castle; bids of $500 each (various parcel IDs noted in the record). - Resolutions 188–189: Trailers at 146 Redwood Circle and on Poplar Drive in Pulaski Township; bids $500 each (parcel IDs 29903731 and 29903742) and approvals by Pulaski Township supervisors and Wilmington Area School District were noted. Commissioners had no substantive questions and moved to approve all eight resolutions in a single motion; the roll call vote was recorded as affirmative by the commissioners present. The board’s clerk, Vanessa, assigned each bid a resolution number during the roll call and the board confirmed the approvals by roll call. The record shows staff corrected a parcel‑ID typo before final action.