County accepts highest bids on four tax‑deeded parcels in sealed‑bid auction

Kenosha County’s Finance Committee reviewed sealed bids and accepted the top offers on four tax‑deeded parcels, moving to place the properties back on the tax rolls and recover outstanding taxes and fees.

The City Clerk summarized submissions and recommended the highest acceptable bids for each parcel. Highlights included:

- Twin Lakes (parcel 85‑4‑119‑211‑1120): highest bid $72,500; county staff noted the bid covers treasurer and town fees, taxes and specials though the county’s total owed on the parcel exceeded that amount. The committee accepted the high bid.

- Salem Prairie vacant land (parcel 924‑122‑324‑0351): highest bid $108,888; that bid covers outstanding taxes and will generate a surplus that state estate statute directs to a prior owner; the committee accepted the high bid.

- Pleasant Prairie parcel (924‑122‑354‑0510): highest bid $10,000; the county has held the parcel for a long time; committee approved acceptance.

- Wheatland parcel (954‑119‑112‑4035): highest bid $17,557; the clerk said remaining surplus checks will be made to prior owners after fees and taxes; committee approved the sale.

Supervisors discussed statutory constraints that require the county to accept bids that meet statutory notice and auction requirements and that the committee could select bids differently only if it chose to decline a bid consistent with counsel advice. Each parcel was considered and approved by individual motion and unanimous vote.

Why it matters: The sales remove tax‑deeded properties from county inventory, restore parcels to the tax rolls and apply any surplus per state statute to prior owners.

What’s next: County staff will process closings, distribute surplus checks where applicable and record the transactions.