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Board approves private tax-sale bid and authorizes compromises of delinquent taxes

Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners · June 17, 2026
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Summary

The commissioners approved a private sale bid for parcel 51-020030.000 and authorized the solicitor’s office to enter a stipulated order to compromise delinquent taxes on listed parcels; roll-call votes approved the requests.

At its June 17 work session, the Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners approved a private sale under 72 P.S. § 5860.613 and authorized the county solicitor to enter a joint stipulated order of court under 72 P.S. § 5551 to compromise delinquent taxes on specified parcels.

Assistant County Solicitor David Rice presented a private sale bid for parcel 51-020030.000 (Edward Charles Payne; 31 Coal Street, Middleport Borough) with a bidder listed as JPM Holdings, LLC for $9,450. Rice also sought authorization for court-ordered compromises and presented a table of parcel amounts and tax-years affected. The board moved and approved the items on roll call, with Commissioners Padora, Hetherington and Hess recorded as voting yes.

The transcript contains parcel-level tables and amounts but does not include additional details on purchaser obligations post-sale or the court documents themselves; the solicitor’s office was authorized to execute the stipulated order.