Jeff Freeman was the high bidder this morning at an auction by the city of a house at 109 Walnut St.
Freeman agreed to pay $33,000, beating out three or four other bidders.
The purchase must be approved by the City Council before it is final.
Freeman said he plans to complete renovations on the house and then provide it as rental.
It is a single-family home and auctioneer Todd Jantzi, of Bontrager's, noted that the city sold the house once before at auction, in 2011. That buyer subsequently sold the property and the new buyer began renovations, and got very far along before abandoning the project for unknown reasons.
The house has been painted upstairs and down, has new carpeting and flooring throughout and a new kitchen, but lacks fixtures.
The city foreclosed on the property to satisfy unpaid taxes.
City staff has proposed using the auction money to fund Vibrant Batavia for another year, but that would require City Council approval first.
Funding Vibrant Batavia is a
Funding Vibrant Batavia is a bunch of BULL S__T. That $33K belongs to the tax payers of this City! What right does Jason and/or the council have to just piss it away.
Council still has to vote on
Council still has to vote on this give away to Vibrant Batavia. Let's hope they say no this time. We were told VB would only need our tax money to get started. Now, years later, they still need our money. And about 85% of the money goes just to pay overhead. If they can not fund themselves by now, end the program.
How much were the unpaid
How much were the unpaid taxes?
Does anyone know the amount
Does anyone know the amount of back taxes were owed???????
Alvin, the amount owed was
Alvin, the amount owed was listed once, but you would find out faster now if you just called the Clerk's office.
Alvin. From: http://www
Alvin. From: http://www.thebatavian.com/howard-owens/city-releases-list-property-cou…
109 Walnut St., a single family home, delinquent $27,381; assesed value $52,000
Just a heads-up. If you had typed 109 Walnut in the search box, you could have found that out. Welcome to the 21st century!
Thanks
Thanks
You're welcome, Alvin.
You're welcome, Alvin.
Now, here's the kicker. You did notice, didn't you, that the news item I posted the link to was from 2011.
I have no idea if the delinquent amount from that post was the amount that was due in 2016. Did the city "own" that property for 4+ years, without it incurring any more delinquent monies? That I don't know.