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Commissioners authorize public sale of delinquent‑tax properties; approve several routine agreements and a $21,906.45 transfer
Summary
The court approved a resolution authorizing public sale of properties acquired at delinquent tax sale (approving sale of Indian Lakes lots and tabling one Shepherdsburg lot for later discussion), passed routine employee-benefits agreements and a line-item transfer of $21,906.45 for attorney fees; several other procedural items were approved by voice vote.
The Newton County Commissioners Court voted to authorize public sale of properties the county acquired at delinquent tax sale and approved several routine fiscal and administrative items, including a line-item transfer to cover attorney fees.
Property sale resolution: The court considered a resolution authorizing public sale of county‑acquired parcels. County staff described a cluster of lots in the Indian Lakes subdivision (noted in the presentation as lots in the range including lots 150–162 and adjacent strips) and a separate roughly 1‑acre parcel in the Shepherdsburg survey that appears landlocked and without a conventional address. Commissioners discussed naming properties in the resolution and whether to handle the Shepherdsburg parcel separately; one commissioner requested tabling the second property so it…
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