The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Foster County Commission approved the minimum sale price for seven delinquent tax properties within the county..
The owners of each respective property have not paid property taxes on them for the past three years, thereby making them delinquent.
The delinquent tax sale has been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m., and will take place at the county auditor's office in the Foster County Courthouse.
The minimum sale price of each property was determined by adding up all three years' worth of delinquent taxes, as well as the estimated taxes owed in 2024 and any special assessments or city liens against the property.
Below is each delinquent property and their respective minimum sale price:
Lot 7 Blk 13, 1st Addition, Grace City – $55
Lots 1 & 2, N 2/3 Rds of lot 4 Blk 14, 1st Addition, Grace City – $95
Lot 3 Blk 14, 1st Addition, Grace City – $1,640
Lots 10-12 Blk 14, 1st Addition – $65
Lots 10 & 11 Blk 2, Tracy's addition, Grace City – $180
Lot 16 Blk 11, Original, Grace City – $165
E6" Lot 3 and all lots 4-5 Blk 28, Original, Carrington – $1,895
The owners still have an opportunity to keep their property up until the date of the sale, but they must pay all three years' worth of delinquent taxes.
Also at the commission's regular meeting on Tuesday, a new committee was officially created to handle utility and road policy.
The committee has aptly been named the Road and Utility Policy Committee, and it will consist of seven members.
Those members will include the county road superintendent, the county road engineer, the county state's attorney, one member of the planning and zoning committee, one member from the county commission, the county auditor/treasurer and one member from the public.
The committee's creation is largely a response to the Red River Valley Water Supply Project, and a recent misunderstanding between the county and Garrison Diversion regarding open-cuts of roads within the county.
A short-term resolution of that particular misunderstanding was discussed during a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 2, just as this edition of the Independent went to press.
However, a long-term solution to the issue will be discussed by this new committee, which the county hopes can create a process or policy that avoids any confusion moving forward.
The commission's next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 3:30 p.m. in the Foster County Courthouse.
Commissioners also noted that the first commission meeting in November has been moved to Thursday, Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m., to accommodate for the general election on November 5.
