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Mount Vernon council withdraws conveyance of 0 Vernon Avenue amid parcel and tax-record questions
Summary
A motion to convey 0 Vernon Avenue was withdrawn after council members and staff identified inconsistencies in parcel, address and tax-payment records and asked corporation counsel and the assessor for clarification.
The Mount Vernon City Council withdrew a motion on Jan. 22 that would have authorized the conveyance of 0 Vernon Avenue to an individual after members raised concerns about whether tax payments and parcel identification matched the deed presented.
Council members questioned whether the documents referenced the same block and lot or more than one parcel and asked the assessor’s office and corporation counsel to verify whether tax billing and deed records had been combined or split in error. One council member said a title company had made a payment that appeared to cover only one of the two lots associated with the address.
Council members said the matter had been pending for a long time and that withdrawing the motion would allow staff to provide the necessary clarifications without risking a problematic conveyance or mortgage complications. Corporation counsel and the assessor were asked to review the matter and return with a report at the next meeting.
