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Committee postpones decision on purchasing adjacent tax-deed lot to await guidance
Summary
The executive committee voted to postpone action on a possible county bid for adjacent Parcel 176-00881-0500 so staff can consult a Wisconsin Counties Association webinar and provide more detailed cost estimates (including the requirement to pay a former owner under current law), returning the item next month.
The executive committee voted to postpone action on purchasing Parcel 176-00881-0500, an adjacent tax-deed lot the county previously discussed for possible use as a placement option or sale. Committee members asked staff to seek guidance from a Wisconsin Counties Association webinar and return with options and ballpark estimates before making a county bid.
Staff explained that under recent statutory changes counties must return surplus sale proceeds to former owners without requiring a claim, which affects the cost calculus: with about $11,000 in county costs and expenses already on the books, a county bid at 75% of list price could require paying roughly $17,500 to the former owner. The committee agreed it was prudent to postpone until staff can confirm legal options and produce estimates for clean-up and ongoing maintenance.
"I'll make a motion to postpone," a committee member said, and the motion to carry the item to next month passed on voice vote.
