For a third time, the city has put off a sale of tax liens on at least 26 properties involved in a series of suspicious land transactions under investigation by state and federal authorities.
State law gives the tax collector the ability to postpone a tax lien sale eight consecutive times.
Last Friday's sale was rescheduled for Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. Tax Collector Pamela D. LiPara said investors have expressed an interest in the tax liens. The company owns a 60 percent share in each property and is one of the companies involved in a series of suspicious property transactions here and in other towns. On Aug. 28, the City Council decided to postpone the tax lien sale scheduled for the following day. The sale was postponed for a second time on Sept. 5.