By JIMMY LAWTON

NORFOLK – St. Lawrence County agreed to sell a Norfolk property for $23,004.99 following litigation.

In a resolution passed Monday at a special meeting the county agreed to sell a 70x100 foot property that includes a small house and shed to Evelyn Smith.

Smith originally purchased the property for $11,000 with $2,200 placed as a down payment in a public auction. However, Smith was identified as a “bidder barred by local law as an agent” of the prior owner and her bid was rejected and the down payment was deemed forfeited, according to the resolution.

As of November the 2014 $20,446 in taxes, interest, penalties and fees remained outstanding on the property.

“In an effort to resolve the outstanding disputes regarding this matter, the Attorney General's Office has proposed that the auction date be reinstated as the operative date of purchase of the property, that the purchase offer be increased to cover the full amount of the taxes, interest, penalties and fees as of the date of the 2014 auction and that the 2015 taxes be paid in full,” the resolution says. “Under the proposal, St. Lawrence County would direct the County Treasurer to transfer title of the property obtained by tax foreclosure proceeding to Ms. Evelyn Smith for a total of $23,004.99 reduced by a credit of $2,200 to $20,804.99.”

The property is located at 8 Wheeler Drive, Norfolk.