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Emmet County board suspends taxes, reverses tax sale for homeowner after attorney review
Summary
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors voted June 30 to suspend property taxes and reverse a tax sale for a parcel owned by Heather Goodman after the county attorney advised the board the law supported suspension. The decision passed 4–1 on a roll call vote.
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors voted June 30 to suspend property taxes and reverse a tax sale for a parcel owned by Heather Goodman after the county attorney recommended the action based on Iowa Code research.
Emmet County Attorney Melanie Summers Bauler told the board she had reviewed state law and concluded the county should suspend taxes for the parcel and reverse the prior tax sale. The board approved the motion to suspend the taxes and reverse the tax sale on a roll call vote: Tim Schumacher—aye; Todd Glasnapp—aye; John Pluth—nay; Jeff Quastad—aye; Lisa Hansen—aye. The motion was moved by Quastad and seconded by Glasnapp.
The minutes do not state further administrative steps or an effective date for the suspension beyond the board’s motion. No appeals, timelines for implementation, or subsequent motions were recorded at the meeting.
The board adjourned later that morning; the file of minutes records this action as a formal board motion with the recorded roll-call vote.
