Commission staff to place Curtis Egley tax‑sale extension on consent agenda after steady payments

Andrew (Andy) Apprae of the county tax office presented a tax‑sale extension application for Curtis Egley and recommended the commission grant a second one‑year extension while the property remains in probate.

Apprae said Egley "has been steadily making twice a month payments" and that the property was discovered to be unpaid after he unofficially took over the home following the deaths of Shirley and Kenneth Egley. Staff noted Egley currently occupies the property and retains the primary residential exemption. Apprae told the commission that to fully pay off the 2025 taxes by year end, Egley would need to increase payments to about $332 bimonthly rather than the roughly $200 payments he is making now, and that the tax office will reiterate that no third extension will be granted.

Commissioners were told that the tax review committee recommended approval and that Apprae would be available at the next public commission meeting when the item appears on the consent agenda, should commissioners or members of the public have questions. The work session did not produce a final commission vote; staff will place the extension on the consent agenda for the regular meeting.

The presentation included a ledger of payments and staff said they would be present at the public meeting to answer any follow‑up questions.