Riley County schedules June 20 auction of tax-foreclosed properties; dozens of lots and 71 registered bidders reported

County counsel Jacob Hansen updated commissioners on pending tax-foreclosure matters and an upcoming auction of delinquent properties.

Hansen said, as of June 16, the office had identified 80 properties in its foreclosure process. He reported there were no owner-occupied residential houses among the group, one rental house and three vacant or abandoned houses in Ogden; he said a total of 63 lots had been grouped for sale in nine groups. Hansen provided a countywide delinquent-tax summary showing roughly $659,000 in total outstanding taxes, specials and interest as of an earlier accounting date (January 17, 2025). Since filing petitions, the county had received $59,322 toward those delinquent accounts.

Hansen said 71 bidders had registered to date for the sale, and that registration to bid would close on June 20, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.; the auction was scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. He reminded attendees that Tuttle Creek Boulevard would be closed to through traffic between the dam and the Public Works building on auction day and urged bidders to plan accordingly.

Hansen also said several properties had been negotiated for sale and that some individual properties in the list carried $50,000–$60,000 in back taxes; those sales would substantially reduce outstanding balances when completed.

Ending: Counsel asked commissioners whether they wanted copies of the statistics; commissioners said yes. The county will proceed with the auction on the posted schedule and will provide post-sale accounting to the commission.