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South Burnett Regional Council will put 35 properties worth more than $3 million up for auction soon to recover more than $854,000 in overdue rates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 20, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council will put 35 properties with a combined unimproved value of more than $3 million up for auction to recover $854,226 in unpaid rates.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s meeting, Councillors voted to sell the properties unless the owners take immediate steps to get their accounts in order.<\/p>\n

Mayor Keith Campbell said all 35 properties had three years outstanding rates and charges against them.<\/p>\n

Property owners had been issued with at least two reminder notices per rates notice, as well as a warning letter after the rates were two years in arrears.<\/p>\n

All owners were then sent a final notice last December, demanding they either pay the overdue rates or arrange a repayment plan with Council.<\/p>\n

Officers reported none of the owners had taken any action to address their arrears, and the outstanding amount seriously impacted Council’s cash flow.<\/p>\n

Finance portfolio chair Cr Ros Heit said the situation was unfortunate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Nobody wants to sell anyone’s property, but we also need to be fair to the rest of our ratepayers,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Our staff work really hard and work with ratepayers to try and help them.<\/p>\n

“They (ie people in arrears) don’t necessarily have to come up front with all the money, but they do have to come up with an approved payment plan.<\/p>\n

“So I encourage these property owners to talk to us and talk to our staff to come up with an arrangement, because this is not what we want to do.”<\/p>\n

The 35 properties – which are listed in the Council’s March meeting minutes – by will be put up for auction in the near future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Owners will have until the day of the auction to make a repayment arrangement.<\/p>\n

Under the Local Government Regulation 2012, the Council is legally obliged to take action to sell any property where rates are three or more years overdue.<\/p>\n

Any lots that remain unsold after the auction will become Council’s property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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