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Local businessman urges rebid after treasurer negotiates sale of tax liens to out-of-state buyer
Summary
At the commissioners meeting a local businessman, Jim Kratzenberg, criticized the county treasurer's negotiated sale of bulk tax liens to a Nebraska company without public bidding, citing statutory sections and urging transparency; County Treasurer Baker defended the decision as within her discretion and noted practical considerations.
Jim Kratzenberg, a Lawrence County businessman, told the Board of Commissioners that a multimillion-dollar contract to sell delinquent tax certificates had been awarded to an out-of-state buyer without public bidding and called for a rebid.
Kratzenberg said he submitted a proposal to the treasurer in December and expected a public discussion or bid process. He cited two statutory references during his remarks — “307.09” and “57 21 33” — and said the county has more than $5,000,000 in delinquent property taxes, naming Southpointe and Chesapeake as each “over a million dollars.” Kratzenberg said the new buyer is from Nebraska and that the negotiated sale carried a 17 percent rate; he…
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