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Commissioners approve canceling uncollectible personalty taxes and authorize sale of tax-title lands

Board of Lincoln County Commissioners · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Chief Deputy Treasurer presented uncollectible personalty taxes and a tax-title sale recommendation under RCW 84.69.020 and RCW Chapter 36.35; the board adopted Resolutions 2026-09 and 2026-08 and approved hiring a taxing deputy despite budget concerns.

Chief Deputy Treasurer Jamie Hawley presented a list of uncollectible personalty taxes requesting cancellation by resolution and provided a 2025 tax refund petition report for the board to review pursuant to RCW 84.69.020. The board adopted Resolution 2026-09 canceling uncollectible personalty taxes and adopted Resolution 2026-08 authorizing the County Treasurer to sell certain tax-title lands by private negotiation under RCW Chapter 36.35 for not less than the principal amount of unpaid taxes.

The Treasurer also requested permission to hire a taxing deputy; despite expressing budgetary concerns for 2027 with the end of ARPA funding, the board unanimously approved hiring the new taxing deputy.

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