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Treasurer outlines options for tax‑title parcels; commissioners favor declaring large Pasco parcel for public use
Summary
Franklin County Treasurer Josie Kelzer told commissioners Oct. 22 that 25 of 31 previously held tax‑title parcels have been returned to the tax rolls and that six remain, including a 26‑acre Pasco parcel acquired in 1938 with an assessor’s value of $1,249,255.
Franklin County Treasurer Josie Kelzer briefed commissioners at a workshop on Oct. 22 about the county’s remaining tax‑title properties and options for disposition.
Kelzer said the treasurer’s office acquired a set of tax‑title parcels after they failed to draw bids at foreclosure sales. In February 2023 the office held 31 parcels that dated as far back as 1938; since then the treasurer reported 25 parcels have been sold or otherwise returned to the tax rolls. Kelzer said six parcels remain in county tax title, five of which are small slivers or otherwise non‑buildable parcels with little standalone value (many under $500). The sixth is a larger parcel on Columbia River Road in Pasco.
That Pasco parcel is approximately 26 acres and, according to the treasurer’s office, was acquired by tax deed in 1938. The assessor’s office…
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