News in brief MONSON: TAX-ACQUIRED PROPERTY SOLD

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Local officials happily accepted on Wednesday a $31,000 bid from a Texas firm for a poorly maintained home at 18 Water St. The property was one of two the town took over for nonpayment of taxes. The board also sold a half-acre lot on the Matthews Road to…
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Local officials happily accepted on Wednesday a $31,000 bid from a Texas firm for a poorly maintained home at 18 Water St. The property was one of two the town took over for nonpayment of taxes. The board also sold a half-acre lot on the Matthews Road to G. Matthews of Washington, D.C., for the amount of back taxes, costs and other associated fees, a total estimated cost of $300. Another person had submitted a bid of $3,001 for the same parcel. Selectmen learned that the piece of land had been deeded as a gift by Matthews, who owns the surrounding land, to a resident who defaulted on the taxes. The gift had a stipulation that it never be sold. (Diana Bowley, BDN)

Correction: This article ran on page C2 in the State and Coastal editions.

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