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Supervisors approve tax abatements for abandoned and uncollectable parcels
Summary
The board approved Resolution 2026-11 to abate $218 for a parcel acquired by the City of Paullina, and Resolution 2026-12 to abate two parcels totaling $105 deemed uncollectable under Iowa Code. Motions carried unanimously.
The O'Brien County Board of Supervisors approved two tax-abatement resolutions on April 28. Resolution 2026-11 abated $218.00 in taxes for parcel 0000159000, which the minutes state was acquired by the City of Paullina by abandonment. Resolution 2026-12 abated taxes deemed uncollectable for parcel 0000514400 ($24.00) and parcel 0035335000 ($81.00).
Supervisor Rohwer moved and Supervisor Friedrichsen seconded the motions reported in the minutes, which record the board's unanimous approval. The minutes also record the board's authorization for the chair to contact the Iowa Department of Human Services to verify eligibility for tax suspension under Iowa Code 427.9 in a separate agenda item.
