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A commissioner told the meeting that the bond was filled within fifteen minutes and that the county preserved a fixed interest rate of 4.875% for the financing. The board said the millage increase voters approved — described during the meeting as about $50 per year for the average taxpayer — will help support the projects tied to the bond proceeds.

In a separate discussion, commissioners addressed community concerns about the countywide property reassessment and the “sticker shock” some property owners have reported. Commissioners said the reassessment is being conducted by a licensed third-party vendor with multi-state experience, that informal reviews and formal appeals timelines are in process, and that the county’s statutory millage maximum for county property tax is 25 mills.

Officials cautioned that reassessment cannot produce a county “windfall” because state rules require neutrality within limits and that final millage rates and revenue impacts will be clearer after formal appeals and in the months ahead; the board asked for patience while the process proceeds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioner Public Meeting, May 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners said the county secured a $7 million revenue bond at a fixed 4.875% interest rate and received an A+ rating from Standard & Poor's; commissioners also discussed the ongoing property reassessment and urged patience while appeals are processed.","taxTitle","Warren County, Pennsylvania","taxId",51994,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6230010,"Commissioners approve resolution to apply for foundation grant to rehab three-mile trail",72,1200000,1272000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443537-0636f13d381208ba7ca97f5b463924d4&start=1200&end=1272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443537-0636f13d381208ba7ca97f5b463924d4/thumbnail_1200000.jpg","/articles/6230010/Warren-County/Pennsylvania/Commissioners-approve-resolution-to-apply-for-foundation-grant-to-rehab-three-mile-trail","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230010-8750698168745efc9eb7b4b222ce123f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775176880&Signature=OmHManFLqaAZNNUZKWqdbT20XFl-4v-NMReE2lC90PyDGWA5zDvfjQ0lEjeKiVUeTJGrlQ08Pm5mpPNIAjyH9gXTm2g~ePijuwZA-ReiJ4Lgfm-cq2k8jHTMCLlascLEKAJojF0sJVc35046nU~Vq7QxlRGU8xDiyLheolW7VapeWbOwgokXNTaWatzuf8ea6-iIhhoBC5newGMdCG~L-uSf8mPu2Zm-UXL9v~DfgE~JQ2D0KPWb0GGwhP6zTaYh5QcSLSyGovjl2DY6jxqIQQR6anI52C1iY3NkvG7~p6xtkEEgisrAPEqKeennsAvEs2F7UyfyowF7gM8umRMYxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 3302 authorizing the county to submit a grant application to a statewide foundation to fund rehabilitation of an existing trail.

Josh Cotton, identified in the meeting as the county’s grant writer, told commissioners the request is for a maximum of $30,000 and would fund milling and resurfacing work on approximately three miles of trail. Cotton said this application is the first of several foundation requests the county plans to submit and that the county is optimistic about beginning construction during the next construction season if funding is secured.

A commissioner moved to approve Resolution 3302 so the county could submit the application; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Commissioners said the work would improve areas of the trail that are in “dire need of fixing up” and that the resolution is a necessary step to make the county eligible for the foundation’s funding process.

County staff indicated that follow-up foundation applications are expected in coming months and that the grant decision would affect scheduling for the planned resurfacing work.","The board approved Resolution 3302 authorizing a grant application seeking up to $30,000 to mill and resurface about three miles of an existing trail; county grant writer Josh Cotton described the request as the first of several foundation asks.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6230014,"Commissioners approve $17,000 engineering agreement to scope jail roof repairs",65,1320000,1385000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443537-0636f13d381208ba7ca97f5b463924d4&start=1320&end=1385","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443537-0636f13d381208ba7ca97f5b463924d4/thumbnail_1320000.jpg","/articles/6230014/Warren-County/Pennsylvania/Commissioners-approve-17000-engineering-agreement-to-scope-jail-roof-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230014-c22b31173309cdadf099cb4fc439a159/orig.mp4?Expires=1775176880&Signature=TwzOvjxrARGtTRfgSax5F9iYECCr-HUqsFqUvvnjqdRCO0ODn6LCpOjuQefHmrklVDUUfojZ3IpWol86jOIEptUYLx5rd6Y99uWR0fD4GSyCtKlzyE1kl1Mns4ylhet66IcGzMe6JRyBaiKshHmpEzbyqVle1Qtgv3-1NsibzWESKUKuW78Qqh~aq0RQjovxmBZMLCXwg2~CjEFs6HkB6LC0YMwbk3hDFopvyVvOOruT4jo4dZOVdRikT14WQZXIorc2Ef-0G2Ye~nXJGtdO-Z2HVTDDbgk0ax-XDx71eUqDASI8PUHYb4nep0lPvmw-gMuKd1f-vGpmjFCCgIhzJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Commissioners approved a $17,000 engineering agreement with E and M Engineers to evaluate the county jail roof, produce specifications and support a request for proposals for repair work.

Commissioners said the jail roof has been leaking and that an engineering assessment was necessary to define the work before soliciting contractors. A motion to approve the engineering survey was moved and seconded, and commissioners approved the contract by voice vote.

During the meeting commissioners connected the roof project to broader infrastructure needs discussed elsewhere, and said the engineering report will shape the scope of the eventual construction contract and bidding documents. County staff said the survey work will inform future budget and procurement decisions for the jail roof repair.","Warren County approved a $17,000 lump-sum contract with E and M Engineers to produce specifications for jail roof repairs and to support an upcoming RFP.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6230020,"Commissioners approve settlement in Worley Industries tax appeal preserving assessed value",104,1395000,1499000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443537-0636f13d381208ba7ca97f5b463924d4&start=1395&end=1499","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443537-0636f13d381208ba7ca97f5b463924d4/thumbnail_1395000.jpg","/articles/6230020/Warren-County/Pennsylvania/Commissioners-approve-settlement-in-Worley-Industries-tax-appeal-preserving-assessed-value","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230020-b7d58e3e58e6104fc5b973781d12445b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775176880&Signature=HfSS7QSD9f9wXDDwzXD6-z81HdV9o663k397hexTImLWLHGGXBsSen9NIlMzkBDaTdoHHXi~Kh0xFh4mksKpiKyktM8MVeiShANbKOiDh5lRcqNQ0qLtCJ0dDr4YKp9pitQa7VZjn4Wajb3ks9UrVSmSZ9gyXLfS-7~25lPp1I5G58v~LbDAbn4JZQGHcIUxg8D~XkgbWT76EpLR4qv3XVwu7-nZ99A6xrQg8DHKsWTP3zaPLEnGPscU2bA7BXb77gxMnmjEqFINNc~ztLGNidTIXJEfSfl6hICqJFUIU3wghHyWAFe8hykkJs0pfenmWRMlp8PvyGh3gt1fW9FJZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Commissioners voted to approve a settlement agreement resolving a tax assessment appeal filed by Worley Industries that challenged the 2024 valuation of a warehouse on the city’s south side.

Nathaniel Schmidt, the county solicitor, summarized the case and told the commissioners that a two-day trial earlier this year included expert witness testimony and cross-examination. After the hearing, Schmidt said, the judge ordered the transcript and proposed findings of fact; the result leaves the property value as it had been set for 2023.

Schmidt described the settlement as “a really positive result for the county because it preserves the value for the property that was in place in 2023,” and said litigating exposed weaknesses in the company’s expert report.

A motion to approve the tax-appeal agreement was made and seconded; the commissioners approved the motion by voice vote. No amended tax rate, ordinance, or additional payment schedule was adopted during the meeting.

The board did not provide detailed numeric adjustments to the property’s assessed value during the public discussion; the solicitor and staff said the agreement preserves the existing assessment referenced in the appeal record.","Warren County approved a tax-appeal agreement in litigation with Worley Industries that, according to the county solicitor, preserves the county’s valuation for the property at issue.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6230025,"Warren County tax office reports lower delinquency rate, readies May tax sale",322,203000,525000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443537-0636f13d381208ba7ca97f5b463924d4&start=203&end=525","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443537-0636f13d381208ba7ca97f5b463924d4/thumbnail_203000.jpg","/articles/6230025/Warren-County/Pennsylvania/Warren-County-tax-office-reports-lower-delinquency-rate-readies-May-tax-sale","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230025-94614cabb1345299ed130fab2ee9855a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775176880&Signature=jBx4k0oHrcTNzSUXD4hKvyFS8wFmeJP6ykM5r~vjWDPPx0PSuK378Gu8t23wU42eDS-uLHy6pF9SrQALEF-jRXQ3SwHNx8jSemSpKkwkYM76L~q31a5YmosvIICAjD1b03AW234e6MUHOE8MOdPN45C3tJn3QV5~dmu59mBHZCr57AoaaxOxWyeQGjn7TqKBeqwV3HLwku4GsAsdQ4j6UoAefOorQdUF1~OQSAeXmKWuxlt~I-3ao0dwR4MIhyAHiN7HZm6j7Ugn7GK6jQT7fASBumPV13wecnNlaeYJZ~GS0M7klb4tQJaxm3zDVrkG6zg29vN8Nq-aFzxWMgpluw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Warren County Tax Collector (staff member) told the Board of Commissioners that the county’s property tax delinquency rate fell to 8.78% for 2024 and that the county will hold an upset tax sale on May 29 at 1:00 p.m., with 15 parcels listed so far.

The tax office reported that the total dollar amount of delinquent taxes for 2024 is about $2.9 million. The collector said the county has reduced its return rate from roughly 11% in 2013 to 8.78% now, a change the office attributes to process improvements including mailings and an online payment system. “I’ve been keeping track for about 12 years now on the returns,” the tax office presenter said during the meeting.

County staff detailed outreach and mailing activity ahead of the sale: about 951 parcels were being mailed earlier in the year, the office has scheduled 2,247 return-of-claim mailers, and roughly 900 properties are expected to be posted next month for the upset tax sale process (last year’s posting count was 776). The tax collector said the most parcels the office has sent to judicial sale in a year was 71, compared with 15 set for the upcoming sale.

The presenter also gave a breakdown of jurisdiction-level return rates for 2024, noting several municipalities with higher-than-average delinquency percentages and flagging one jurisdiction where returned bills and dollar amounts rose substantially.

County commissioners asked clarifying questions about timing and how the county’s coordinated billing with municipalities and school districts — which places multiple opportunities to pay before collection — may affect delinquency totals later in the year. The tax office said it will continue to monitor the effect of simultaneous municipal and school billing on long-term returns.

County staff emphasized that payments made up to the last hour before the sale will remove a parcel from the sale list if all delinquent amounts are paid before the auction.

The tax office said it will update the board on 2025 returns as the year progresses and will provide the commissioners with the detailed spreadsheets used in the presentation.","County tax office said 2024 delinquent returns fell to 8.78%, with $2.9 million delinquent; 15 parcels are scheduled for an upset tax sale and county staff will begin property postings next month.","actionData","errors"]

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