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Resident asking commission to waive $10,000 tax penalty after refinance escrow error
Summary
Scott Averell, representing Archive Holdings LLC, told the commission a refinancing in 2020 left property tax payments unescrowed and triggered a $10,000 penalty; the county tax appeals panel recommended relief but lacks authority, and Averell requested the commission waive the penalty now that the tax principal was paid.
Scott Averell, speaking on behalf of Archive Holdings LLC during unfinished business, said he learned this year that a payment tied to a 2020 refinance had stopped being escrowed by the bank. He said the underlying tax payment was made when the error was discovered but that the county still applied a $10,000 penalty as a delinquency charge.
Averell said he took the matter to the tax appeals board, which issued an order recommending relief and stating the county agreed with his assertions but lacked the authority to waive the penalty. He asked the county commission to waive the penalty now that the tax principal had been brought current.
County officials asked for a copy of the tax‑appeals order and related documentation; Averell said he would provide a copy. Commissioners agreed to review the tax‑appeal paperwork and consult with staff and the county attorney, and they deferred a final determination pending review and possibly the attendance of additional county officials.
The transcript records no final vote or explicit waiver on Oct. 7; staff requested the tax‑appeal order and planned to consider the matter further with the county attorney present.
