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Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory
Sec. 1 State Tax Assessor authorized to convey real estate. Resolved: That the State Tax Assessor is authorized to convey by sale the interest of the State in real estate in the Unorganized Territory as indicated in this resolve. Except as otherwise directed in this resolve, the sale must be made to the highest bidder subject to the following provisions.
1. Notice of the sale must be published 3 times prior to the sale, once each week for 3 consecutive weeks, in a newspaper in the county where the real estate lies, except in those cases in which the sale is to be made to a specific individual or individuals as authorized in this resolve, in which case notice need not be published.
2. A parcel may not be sold for less than the amount authorized in this resolve. If identical high bids are received, the bid postmarked with the earliest date is considered the highest bid.
If bids in the minimum amount recommended in this resolve are not received after the notice, the State Tax Assessor may sell the property for not less than the minimum amount without again asking for bids if the property is sold on or before April 1, 2010.
Employees of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services and spouses, siblings, parents and children of employees of the Bureau of Revenue Services are barred from acquiring from the State any of the real property subject to this resolve.
Upon receipt of payment as specified in this resolve, the State Tax Assessor shall record the deed in the appropriate registry at no additional charge to the purchaser before sending the deed to the purchaser.
Abbreviations and plan and lot references are identified in the 2006 State Valuation. Parcel descriptions are as follows:

2006 MATURED TAX LIENS	

	
Prentiss TWP, Penobscot County	
		
Map PE038, Plan 11, Lot 26	195400208-3	
		
Noons, William	105 acres	

TAX LIABILITY	
	2006	$85.82		
	2007	81.57		
	2008	82.24		
	2009 (estimated)	82.24		
				
	Estimated Total Taxes	$331.87		
	Interest	17.77		
	Costs	26.00		
	Deed	8.00		
				
	Total	$383.64		
				
	Recommendation: Sell to Noons, William for $383.64. If he does not pay this amount within 60 days after the effective date of this resolve, sell to the highest bidder for not less than $400.00.		

 

T1 R1 NBKP (Rockwood Strip), Somerset County	
		
Map SO033, Plan 8, Lots 36.6, 36.7 and 36.8	258440128-2	
		
McCormick, George R., Jr.	0.31 acre and building	

TAX LIABILITY	
	2005	$69.42		
	2006	180.09		
	2007	177.72		
	2008	278.57		
	2009 (estimated)	278.57		
				
	Estimated Total Taxes	$984.37		
	Interest	51.56		
	Costs	26.00		
	Deed	8.00		
				
	Total	$1,069.93		
				
	Recommendation: Sell to McCormick, George R., Jr. for $1,069.93. If he does not pay this amount within 60 days after the effective date of this resolve, sell to the highest bidder for not less than $1,075.00.		

 

T10 R3 NBPP, Washington County	
		
Map WA024, Plan 2, Lot 1	298050016-1	
		
Craig, Sherwood H.	15.25 acres	

TAX LIABILITY	
	2006	$340.36		
	2007	323.00		
	2008	297.14		
	2009 (estimated)	297.14		
				
	Estimated Total Taxes	$1,257.64		
	Interest	70.43		
	Costs	26.00		
	Deed	8.00		
				
	Total	$1,362.07		
				
	Recommendation: Sell to Craig, Sherwood H. for $1,362.07. If he does not pay this amount within 60 days after the effective date of this resolve, sell to the highest bidder for not less than $1,375.00.