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Dorset Select Board authorizes town to bid at tax sale if no other bids are made
Summary
The Select Board voted 4–0 to allow the Town to bid at an upcoming tax sale if a property receives no other bids. The authorization was moved by Jim Salsgiver and seconded by Alison Clarke during the Aug. 1 special meeting.
The Dorset Select Board unanimously authorized the Town to bid at an upcoming tax sale if no other bids are rendered. The motion was moved by Select Board member Jim Salsgiver and seconded by Select Board member Alison Clarke; the minutes record the vote as 4–0.
The minutes record the motion as, "Jim Salsgiver moved and Alison Clarke seconded to allow the Town to bid on the upcoming tax sale if no other bids are rendered, motion passed 4-0." The minutes do not identify a specific property, date of the tax sale, or any maximum bid amount or policy limits for bidding.
The authorization gives town officials the ability to place a bid on behalf of the municipality in the absence of other bidders; the minutes do not indicate whether staff were given further direction on bid limits or reporting requirements.
