.
Feedback

Vernon to Sell Seized Home on Morrison Street

The house will be put onto the open market.

The home toward the bottom of the hill at 13 Morrison St. is heading for the open market.

The Town Council decided on that this week, but not after voting on a motion that seemed to have more changes in it than a box of diapers.

The home has been seized for unpaid taxes and it has cost the municipality about $30,000 between lost tax revenue and legal fees, Town Administrator John Ward said.


Ward said the market value is about $127,000. He said the outside of the home is in better shape than the inside.

The yard is overgrown and an iron fence in the front is damaged.

The council was first asked to consider making Ward the agent to oversee a sealed bid process, but the minimum bid was kept blank.

The motion was first amended to a $50,000 minimum and that was changed to $80,000.

The council eventually settled on scrapping the auction and putting the house onto the open market with no minimum after hiring a local real estate agent to market it.

Newsletter & Alerts

Get the best stories each day and important breaking news

Subscribe

Not from Vernon Patch? Find your Local Patch »

Loading comments ...
Note Article
Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Please help us find Binx. He is terribly missed!
meowkats4 May 21, 2013 at 08:36 am
Go out late a "night", when it is very quite, call his name. I have found many cats thisRead More way, because house cats don't like a lot of noise and are very afraid. Your cat is hiding, will be afraid to come out. Look in areas were there is woods,secluded areas.
carl slicer May 19, 2013 at 10:36 am
Hi Class of 1945. If you need help getting the work out there is a FaceBook page titled "If youRead More grew up in Rockville." Although most of the conversations are about reminiscing yester-year we do have quite the size crowd. Currently we stand at 2080 members & we add approx 10 new members a week. So I would be happy to help spread this word if you like. Carl Slicer. From Vernon & Class of RHS 1976. cslicer@BestHire.com Tel. 872-0055.
Leslie Greene May 19, 2013 at 09:32 pm
Hi Tina, I have one you can have for free that does tilt. Email me @ greenedog423@gmail.com. Leslie
jon h May 17, 2013 at 07:31 am
Excellent. Thank you very much. All I could think about last night was this jerk. I didn't even knowRead More if I was taken seriously when I called the P.D. Now I know I was! Thank you V.P.D.! Thank you, Chris, as well, I never would have known. Ha! Score one for justice!
Chris Dehnel (Editor) May 16, 2013 at 06:05 pm
I am told by the PD he is in custody