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County corrects multiple tax records, voids tax sale and refunds buyer after disputed receipts case
Summary
Washington County approved a series of tax office corrections — homestead reinstatements, assessment adjustments and penalty removals — and voided a recent tax sale tied to a dispute over payment receipts; board also authorized refunds to the tax sale buyer as part of the corrective process.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors approved a package of tax office adjustments and resolved a contested tax‑sale issue that had become a point of contention at the meeting.
Tax collector and clerk staff presented multiple routine corrections and clerical fixes for 2024 tax records: reinstatement or correction of homestead exemptions for individual taxpayers (including Beverly Bennett and David Cohen), correction of an owner name/parcel duplication for MetaBank National Association, removal of a penalty for Helena Chemical Company based on postmark evidence, removal of a business that closed (Patient Point LLC), and an adjustment for Greenpoint Villas where a clerical entry had improperly left a completed‑status value in the system.
The meeting included an extended hearing over a disputed tax receipt from a taxpayer, MacArthur (Mac) Norris, who presented a stack of receipts he said showed payment. County staff said some receipts in their payment log had been voided that day and that the office’s transactional records showed certain payments were not posted or were later voided and re‑entered. After reviewing the records in the meeting, the board voted to void the April 2024 tax sale for two parcels (PINs referenced in the office) and to refund the purchaser of the tax sale; staff said those refunds would be paid from the general fund and the county would take credit for the payments in its records consistent with the receipts provided.
The board also approved a set of other adjustments including accepting Avalon tax collections, authorizing refunds and corrections related to APAC of Mississippi tax sale follow‑up, and closing out certain CDBG administrative items. Board members emphasized that taxpayers should keep records and that the clerk’s office would correct errors found in the minutes.
