FORT SCOTT — Bourbon County’s tax sale will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at Memorial Hall, across the street from the courthouse.

County Treasurer Jennifer Hawkins told commissioners Oct. 26 that the sale normally happens in the courthouse lobby, but the attorney firm expects more bidders than the courthouse can hold. “It’s been a very long process to get to this tax sale,” she said.

Bidders must register for a bidding number in the treasurer’s office by 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, and bring a photo ID. Hawkins said at the Oct. 26 meeting that people could register the day of the sale, but she has since confirmed that Nov. 30 is the deadline. The Bourbon County Monitor reported that the county’s written sale terms bar anyone who owes delinquent Bourbon County taxes, and require winning bidders to pay by cash or check before leaving, plus a $21 deed recording fee and a $100 court cost fee per parcel.

Owners can keep a parcel out of the sale by paying the delinquent taxes, so the final list may be shorter. Hawkins said the property list would be on the county’s website and available in her office.

FortScott.biz has the full list of 104 properties and a map of the properties.