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Commission approves tax cancellation and rebate after mapping error for small parcel
Summary
Commissioners voted to cancel back taxes on a small parcel that was incorrectly placed on the tax sale and to rebate the bill to the purchaser at the 2018 tax sale; the assessor described mapping and deed history that uncovered the leftover sliver of land. The transcript contains inconsistent dollar figures for the rebate; staff will confirm the correct amount.
The Platte County commission approved a motion to cancel and reassign taxes on a small parcel that had been sold at tax sale, after staff said mapping and deed research showed the parcel was a leftover sliver of a larger, long‑held family tract.
The assessor explained that when staff pulled deeds and mapped the parcel they discovered a small sliver originally part of a larger parcel that included a mobile home park; the sliver had gone on the tax sale after the owner told the county she did not want to pursue a survey. The assessor said the tax bill was cancelled back to 2018 — the year the parcel was acquired at tax sale — and rebilled to the tax‑sale purchaser, identified in the meeting as Terry Stevenson.
A motion to cancel Bud and Betty Dower’s tax bill for the period cited and to rebate the amount to Terry Stevenson was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote. The assessor said during discussion that the total rebated figure was $13,048 when staff rebilled the account; however, the motion text in the transcript later records a different numeric figure ($138.40), indicating a transcription or clerical inconsistency in the record. The commission recorded the motion as carried.
The assessor said staff subsequently reviewed other tax‑sale properties from the same sale to verify titles and ensure similar mapping discrepancies were not present. Commissioners asked whether a staff surveyor would help avoid future problems; staff said their mapper typically handles the work but a dedicated surveyor would be useful. The commission did not adopt additional policy at the meeting but instructed staff to follow up on title cleanups and confirm the correct rebate figure for the official record.
