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County explores options after Shifley Cemetery parcel sold at assessment sale
Summary
After a drainage-assessment sale of an acre identified as Shifley Cemetery, the county attorney told commissioners the parcel’s historic ownership is unclear; the buyer paid about $635.60, and staff will seek clarification from the SRI office and explore negotiating return of the property to township control.
DeKalb County officials on March 10 discussed options after a drainage-assessment sale of a roughly 1-acre parcel known as Shifley Cemetery. The county attorney (speaker 3) told commissioners he and staff traced handwritten deeds back to the 19th century, but could not establish current ownership and said the parcel was on a "do not tax" list for property-tax purposes though it was subject to drainage assessments.
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