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Commission Minutes-October 15, 2007 3279 6. TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY, Appraisals County Auditor Michael Montplaisir provided a list of real estate forfeited to Cass County for delinquent taxes, pursuant to North Dakota Century Code Chapter 57-28. The list shows the minimum sales price as recommended by the county auditor and the director of tax equalization as well as photographs of each parcel. Mr. Montplaisir said 24 properties were forfeited to the county for five years of unpaid taxes. Two properties are former school buildings located in Argusville and under a law enacted a few years ago the county was able to deed the properties back to the Northern Cass School District. Mr. Montplaisir requested the minimum sales price for a house in Davenport City be reduced from $20,000 to $15,000 because additional legal work may be required by the purchaser to clear the title on this property because of a number of un-recorded contracts for deed. Also, five lots in Walburg Township need to be cleaned up and he prefers to wait and sell them as one parcel next year. Several years ago a fire damaged a house on one of the lots. He has spoken with the county engineer, who may be able to assist in the clean up process. The auditor's office will send a letter to the respective city auditors and township clerks, informing them of the minimum sales price and date of the public hearing. Owners have until the auction to redeem their property by paying the total of taxes, interest, and penalties. The annual tax sale will be held in the auditor's office at 10:00 AM on November 20,2007. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to set the minimum sales price on tax-forfeited properties according to the list provided by the county auditor and the county director of tax equalization as amended with the reduced price for a house in Davenport City and the exclusion of five lots in Walburg Township. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 7. EXTENSION SERVICES, ParentinQ Resource Center budQet adiustments approved Extension Agent Brad Cogdill and Parenting Resources Coordinator Angela Berge were present to discuss a budget adjustment request involving three grants for the Parenting Resource Center. Mr. Codgill said the first grant is the NDSU Community Project Award which will provide inmate programs to incarcerated parents in the Cass County Jail; the second is Prevent Child Abuse of North Dakota nurturing parents' project; and the third is the Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRC), a new funding source to implement the Countdown to Kindergarten program in three locations throughout the state. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to amend the 2007 Extension Services budget for the Parenting Resource Center in the amount of $11,950 for the NDSU Community Project Award contract; $5,419 for the Prevent Child Abuse of North Dakota nurturing project; and $13,060 for the Parental Information and Resource Center Countdown to Kindergarten program. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.