Knox Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston informed city council members that liens have been made against 9 properties in the city for overdue sewer and sanitation bills.
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting Clerk-Treasurer Houston shared that sewer and sanitation liens were recently filed, in accordance with state statute. He said initially 16 property owners were notified of past due bills. However, 7 residents took the steps to pay off the overdue bills and 9 failed to pay.
The owners who didn’t pay had liens placed against their properties. Houston said a total of approximately $2, 729 is owed. He added that when a lien is placed on a property, the money owed is incorporated into the owner’s property taxes.
