Last week’s delinquent property tax sale is being deemed a success by county treasurer Beverly McBride. According to McBride, 101 parcels of real estate were sold bringing in $68,963. 11 mobile homes were sold for $856. She said just 10 oil well parcels were sold which is well below average. Only 8 buyers showed up for the auction which is also an unusually low number according to McBride who said Hamilton County’s auction was also the same day and that perhaps attracted more buyers there. As far as this year’s taxes, McBride said property tax prepayment are way up as $163,000 has already been paid, more than the $94,000 that was paid during the entire prepayment window last year. Prepayments can be made anytime in the treasurer’s office.
