Clarks board authorizes lien filing on property for $225 delinquent utility bill

The Village of Clarks Board of Trustees voted 3-0 on March 12 to authorize the filing of a notice of special assessment and lien for delinquent water and sewer charges under Resolution No. 2025-0312.1.

Chairman Donn Glynn said the resolution implements the village code provision allowing liens for utility accounts overdue 60 days or more. The motion to adopt the resolution was made by Trustee James Parsons and seconded by Trustee Dylan Drummond; Parsons, Drummond and Glynn voted aye.

The resolution directs the Village Clerk to file notices of special assessment and liens in the office of the Register of Deeds of Merrick County, Nebraska, in accord with Neb. Rev. Stat. §17-538 and Village Code Section 3-109. The resolution includes an Exhibit A that lists the affected property described as the south 63 feet of Lots 1 and 2, Block 5, Original Town of Clarks, commonly known as 406 N George Street, with a stated delinquent amount of $225.10.

Kari Podliska, the clerk/treasurer, will prepare and record the notice with Merrick County; the resolution states the clerk’s filing shall substantially comply with the notice form attached as Exhibit B. The board did not discuss further collection steps at the meeting.

The filing of a lien is administrative and does not itself change ownership; it creates a recorded claim against the property for the delinquent utility amount until paid. The board’s action was taken as part of routine utility-collection enforcement and follows the village’s stated practice of applying liens for accounts more than 60 days past due.