County judicial sale slated for Aug.

By Mark Gilger (Staff Writer mark_g@newsitem.com)

Published: July 4, 2009

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SUNBURY - Northumberland County Judge Charles Saylor has ordered a judicial sale to be conducted in the county at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, in the Northumberland County Administration Center, 399 S. Fifth St., Sunbury.

On Tuesday, the judge issued an order for the sale, which will be the first one held in the county in eight years.

The sale, which will generate revenue and put many properties back on the county tax rolls, was expected to be held in the spring, but the date was pushed back due to the amount of paperwork and execution of notices to property owners and lien holders involved in the process, according to Pat Yasenchak, tax claims bureau director.

Yasenchak previously said all notifications were sent out to property owners and lien holders to show just cause for the sale. She said anyone objecting to the sale had to do so by June 30, which is the date the properties went before Saylor.

The auction-type sale will be held in the public meeting room at the administration center.

As of last month, the tax claims bureau director said approximately 240 properties throughout the county were eligible for the sale. The City of Shamokin has approximately 90 properties on the sales list, the most of any municipality in the county.

She said Mount Carmel and Coal Township had approximately 45 and 50 properties on the list, respectively.

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