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Select Board: Fish & Wildlife interested in tax-deeded parcel; attorney advises how surplus proceeds are handled
Summary
The town attorney advised that surplus sale proceeds from a tax-deeded parcel must be returned to the previous owner if that person can be located; if not, the surplus must be turned over to the court. Fish & Wildlife expressed interest and will arrange an appraisal; the town will coordinate a staff member to meet the appraiser.
Administrative Assistant Amanda Simino told the Select Board that the town's attorney had responded to a question about proceeds from a tax-deeded property the town is selling: if a previous owner can be located the town must return any excess sale proceeds to that owner; if the previous owner cannot be located, the surplus is turned over to the court. Fish & Wildlife has expressed interest in purchasing the parcel and will pay for an appraisal. Simino said a member of the board would meet the appraiser at the property when the appraisal occurs.
Resident David Passios asked whether the town would commission the appraisal; Selectman Norman Brown said Fish & Wildlife would handle the appraisal cost, but the town would participate by meeting the appraiser on site. The board did not finalize a sale; members said they would follow up when the chair, who was absent, could participate in the discussion.
The board also noted that sealed bids must be posted for the piece of property the town intends to sell and that staff will handle public-notice and bidding procedures under the guidance of the town attorney.
