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Utah County commissioners provisionally approve protests, citing missed notices in tax-sale of Provo Canyon parcels
Summary
After owners and lienholders challenged notices linked to a May tax sale, the Utah County Commission provisionally approved protests for two residential parcels and directed counsel to prepare formal findings, citing missed certified notices to recorded lienholders and a printed-date error on some posted notices.
The Utah County Board of Commissioners on Monday provisionally approved protests to two tax-sales involving properties tied to Provo Canyon Mining Company, citing failures in the county’s notice process that left some recorded lienholders uninformed.
Steve Turley, the owner of record for the parcels and owner of Provo Canyon Mining Company, told the commission he relied on county notices that listed the auction date as May 21 and that he had funds available to pay the taxes before the sale. "This says May 21... I relied on Utah County's noticing," Turley said, describing how the apparent error in the printed notice led him to miss the auction date he believed applied.
The commissioners heard testimony from purchasers and lienholders, including Tim Britton and Jamie Evans, who bought undivided interests at the sale and described post-auction efforts to…
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