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Super 8 owner asks Dickinson County to waive penalties and interest on $200,000 tax delinquency

5614626 · August 21, 2025
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A Super 8 motel owner told Dickinson County commissioners the property is delinquent about $200,000 including penalties and interest and asked the commission to waive those charges to help the business stay open and keep employees, commissioners said during public comment.

During the meeting's public-comment period, the owner of the Super 8 motel in Dickinson County, identifying himself as "SJ," asked the commission to waive penalties and interest on delinquent property taxes so he could begin paying the principal and keep the hotel operating.

SJ said he bought the motel in 2022 and spent roughly $300,000 renovating it following fire-inspection and plumbing-related orders; he said the upgrades left the business deeply in debt and that the…

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