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Court directs staff to accelerate resale of county trustee properties and to propose reduced minimums
Summary
Commissioners asked staff to bring private resale bids and a proposal to lower minimum bid amounts for long‑struck properties held as "Val Verde County Trustee," with a July 1 target to present bid packages and recommended minimums.
Staff briefed the court on a large inventory of properties shown in appraisal records as held by the county trustee. Many parcels have outstanding taxes, cleanup liabilities, ambiguous legal descriptions or are in flood-prone locations; staff said those conditions complicate resale and the return of parcels to the tax roll.
Staff reported they will present private resale bids and a formal proposal on July 1 that could include reduced minimum bids for long-struck parcels and options to package multiple lots for resale. Commissioners discussed the trade-offs — accepting low sales prices but returning lots to the tax roll and shifting maintenance liability to private owners — and directed staff to seek concurrence from other taxing entities where law requires it.
