Ten property owners who owe the city a combined $427,000 in back taxes will see their properties go to public auction Oct. 13.
The list of properties range from single-family houses to the building that houses Over the Hill, a bar at 131 Hawkins St.
This is the first time the city has organized an auction to collect on back taxes.
Tax Collector Cinda Buchter said it’s her responsibility to collect taxes.
“It is my auction — the tax collector’s auction. Not City Hall or the mayor’s, so don’t get mad at him,” Buchter said.
Buchter said she’s sympathetic to the 10 people who will see their properties go auction. The list is hanging in Derby City Hall.
“They (the owners) have had every opportunity to bring those taxes up to date and have not,” Buchter said. In some cases, taxes haven’t been paid in years.
Buchter wouldn’t detail the criteria used to get properties on the auction list. She said she consulted with city officials and attorney Adam J. Cohen of Pullman and Comley, LLC.
The auction is scheduled to happen Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. in the Derby Aldermanic Chambers on the second floor of Derby City Hall at 1 Elizabeth St.
As of Friday, Sept. 24, the following properties were on the list:
Name: Estate of Anna Lipke
Address: 16 John St.
Owes: $53,241.21
Francis Lipke
20 John St.
$51,548
Julia H. Zybort
12 Clark Ave.
$41,489.49
A Natale Construction, LLC
25 Jeanetti Drive
$39,586.04
Estate of Lynn M. Prunotto
315 Olivia St.
$35,314
Paul T. Bregoli, III, Mary B. Errato and Francis Santore
200 Derby Ave.
$26,119.90
Keith Margiano
131 Hawkins St.
$30,147.95
Estate of David Sampieri
Vacant lot on Chapel Street
$26,978.93
Derby Five Star, LLC
31 Derby Ave., also known as 27 and 29 Derby Ave., 34 – 36 Bank St. and 2 – 4 Jennings St.
$109,263.09
Preferred Aggregate Co., Inc.
Vacant lot on Division St.
$13,474.93
The properties will not go to auction if the taxes are paid, according to information in City Hall.
The properties are being sold “as is.”
Interested buyers must bring a government-issued ID, social security number and a deposit of $5,000 in cash or certified funds.
Tax sale information packets are available for $5 in the Tax Collector’s office.
For additional information, call Adam J. Cohen at 203 – 330-2230 or the Tax Collector at 203 – 736-1459.
