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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2023-064
File ID: AB2023-064 Version: 1 Status: Approved
File Created: 01/11/2023 Entered by: BBowman@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Treasurer's Office File Type: Resolution
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 01/24/2023
Agenda Date: 01/24/2023 Enactment #: RES 2023-002
Primary Contact Email: bbowman(c-co.whatcom.wa.us<maiIto: bbowmawtko.whatcom.wa.us>
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Resolution cancelling uncollectible personal property taxes
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
RCW 84.56.240 requires that the treasurer shall file with the county legislative authority (county
council) a list of uncollectible personal property taxes.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
Action:
01/24/2023 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee APPROVAL
Aye: 3 Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
Sent To:
01/24/2023 Council APPROVED
Aye: 6 Buchanan, Donovan, Elenbaas, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner
Nay: 1 Byrd
Absent: 0
Attachments: Proposed Resolution, Exhibit A, Exhibit B
Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 112512023
PROPOSED BY: Treasurer
INTRODUCTION DATE: 01 / 1 1 /2023
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-002
CANCELLING UNCOLLECTIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES
WHEREAS, RCW 84.56.240 requires that the treasurer shall file with the county
legislative authority (county council) a list of uncollectible personal property taxes; and
WHEREAS, Council action is required to formally cancel the uncollectible personal
property tax;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that the
uncollectible personal property tax, attached hereto as Exhibit A & B, is hereby cancelled.
APPROVED this 24th day of January , 20 23.
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Royce Buckingham, Civil Deputy Prosecutor
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Exhibit A
Parcel Numbers
(Business) Equipment and Machinery
PARCEL/
NAME AND ADDRESS
REASON
YR
AMOUNT
TOTAL
2445
Daniel J Hovorka DMD
owner passed away
2021
158.94
2937 Lindbergh Ave
2022
159.91
Bellingham, WA 98225
318.85
3573
Law Offices of Michael Tasker
owner passed away in 2021
2022
14.95
298 Echo Ridge Way
Camano Island, WA 98282
14.95
12744
Core of Life Chiropractic
assessor's office closed per DOR &
2021
88.24
1200 Old Fairhaven Pkwy Ste 202
ret mail - we also have ret mail
2022
93.71
Bellingham, WA 98225
sent emails & left msg no contact
181.95
11035
Northern Leasing Systems Inc
dissolved per court order
2021
27.29
525 Washington Blvd 15th FL
in Feb 2021
2022
29.10
Jersey City, NJ 07310
56.39
177739
Hidden Acres Dairy
owner moved out of state made
2018
1028.09
Corby Steven Groen
pymt plan of $500/mo - paid for
1039 Barnhart Rd
April 2022 no longer returning calls
Lynden, WA 98264
lor emails & made no further pymts
1028.09
181487
Los Cantaritos Mexican
unknown closed date no
2020
843.37
Restaurant
forwarding contact info unable to
2021
937.45
3040 Northwest Ave
locate owner
2022
1017.44
Bellingham, WA 98225
2798.26
4129
Copies Now
closed Sept 2021 - no good ph #
2022
262.49
810 N State St
no good mailing address - ret mail
Bellingham, WA 98225
262.49
181554
Mt Baker Growers
floods of 2021 wiped out business
2020
1779.16
4152 Meridian St Ste 105-525
owner has no money to pay taxes
2022
1098.85
Bellingham, WA 98226
2878.01
9694
Nail Tech
google - permanently closed; ret
2022
183.56
1 Bellis Fair Pkwy #128
mail; phone disconnected; no
Bellingham, WA 98226
forwarding contact info
183.56
12836
Neiner Neiner Weiner Iclosed
11/30/2021 said would pay
2020
95.57
3100 Racine St Apt 101
delinq & current taxes never has
2021
106.28
Bellingham, WA 98226
no ph # unable to locate owner
2022
81.05
282.90
180068
Power Technologies Inc
unknown closed date - Assessor's
2022
1517.99
4152 Meridian St Ste 105-52
closed per DOR - return mail - 1 ph
Bellingham, WA 98226
vm not set up & other left sev msgs
1517.99
2687
The Stamp & Coin Place
unknown closed date - Assessor's
2020
130.61
3821 Williamson Way Ste 2
closed acct - no forwarding contact
2021
211.95
Bellingham, WA 98226
info unable to locate owner
342.56
180042
Vodis USA Inc
return mail - agent no longer works
2019
1869.85
1200 Westlake Ave N Ste 802
with client - per SOS acct admin
Seattle, WA 98109
dissolved 2020 - Assessor's clsd
1869.85
172965
Zoom Systems
return mail - return emails -
2020
67.29
Newzoom Inc
unable to locate business -
2021
72.08
601 Montgomery St Ste 1600
Assessor's Office closed acct
2022
75.83
San Francisco, CA 94111
215.20
180073
Trampoline Zone
business closed in 2020 no assets
2017
1028.70
Attn Tax Accounting
to pay taxes
2018
1516.78
1231 Country Ridge Dr
2019
898.15
Richland, WA 99352
2020
1235.86
2021
1327.24
6006.73
TOTAL WRITE-OFF
17957.78
17957.78
Exhibit B
Mobile Home Parcel Numbers
Improvements Only
PARCEL/PID
NAME AND ADDRESS
REASON
YR
AMOUNT
TOTAL
158300
Robert & Diane Sterk
MH gone for a few years, no ph #
2020
463.87
9899 Guide Meridian
whitepages no good ph #'s
Lynden, WA 98264
463.87
90250
Tony Veldhuizen
MH is gone - Tony owns another
2017
392.69
2010 Front St #4
MH and does not have funds to
2018
418.50
Lynden, WA 98264
pay for both MH's - DELQ on other
2019
331.64
MH as well
2020
323.19
1466.02
109312
Nooksack Indian Tribe
MH destroyed several years ago &
2015
8.94
PO Box 157
was on tribal land so John
2016
8.95
Deming, WA 98244
Romaker deleted prop 9/2021
2017
8.83
2018
8.83
2019
9.06
2020
13.66
2021
13.86
72.13
174249
lJohn T Butcher
Beverly - deceased & travel trailer
2020
118.08
PO Box
sold to John thru regular DOL &
2021
122.61
Grayland, WA 98547
moved w/o paying taxes
2022
128.90
369.59
180299
Kenneth L Berry
MH gone no info as to when it left
2022
8.40
4672 Birch Bay Lynden Rd #72
or where it went - ph disco
Blaine, WA 98230
8.40
117279
Baywood Mobile Home Park LLC
MH gone no info as to when it left
2022
12.77
PO Box 2176
or where it went - ph disco
Blaine, WA 98231
12.77
117280
Norman E Bail
MH gone no info as to when it left
2020
8.12
1159 Mary Ave
or where it went - no ph no other
2021
7.82
Blaine, WA 98230
property he owns
2022
7.23
23.17
117409
Baywood Mobile Home Park LLC
MH gone no info as to when it left
2022
7.32
PO Box 2176
or where it went - ph disco
Blaine, WA 98231
7.32
37581 lDouble
Dragon Exploration Inc
Cabin is no longer there
2005
27.55
2006
26.62
2007
21.14
2008
20.36
2009
18.50
2010
19.75
2011
20.32
2012
21.30
2013
21.62
2014
23.40
2015
22.16
2016
21.18
2017
23.12
2018
26.66
2019
22.81
2020
19.33
2021
18.88
2022
21.18
374.74
116864
Oscar Avena-Partida &
MH found by Assessor to be gone
2019
105.93
Maria L Medina-Reyna
no ph & return mail & unable to
2020
96.55
find any ph's that work
2021
93.06
2022
85.88
381.42
87508
Michael R McLane
MHP closed all MHs destroyed
2017
26.27
4005 Aldergrove Rd #7
approx 3yrs ago - unable to find
2018
28.12
Ferndale, WA 98248
Mr. McLane all ph's disco
2019
21.49
2020
24.64
2021
22.32
2022
20.48
143.32
119550
Dennis M Lopez
MH destroyed few yrs ago - DPA
2019
12.44
8080 Harborview Rd #M97
rec'd; left several msgs unable to
2020
12.18
Blaine, WA 98230
get Dennis to res/pay - ret mail
24.62
121280
Christopher A Green
moved w/o permit - owner not
2022
667.69
7143 Oat Coles Rd #A
responding to calls or letters
Everson, WA 98247
667.69
26521
Anita Lee Claymore
moved w/o permit - no idea
2021
156.67
17858 Wood Rd
where it is - unable to find
2022
177.37
Bow, WA 98232-9570
contact info for Anita
334.04
87908
John E Klimp
given to flood victim & moved
2022
166.50
5946 Barr Rd
w/o permit no info on new owner
Ferndale, WA 98248
or location of MH
166.50
TOTAL WRITE-OFF
4515.60
4515.60