Chief Tax Deputy Delivers Final Disposition of 2021 Taxes

January 13, 2023

Mountaineer News

Upshur County Commission

Chief Tax Deputy Heather Sparks addresses the Upshur County Commission on January 12, 2023. / Photo by Mountaineer News

BUCKHANNON - During the January 12, 2023 Upshur County Commission meeting, we learned that there were roughly 1,323 delinquent real estate taxes in Upshur County for 2021. Chief Tax Deputy Heather Sparks addressed Commission and provided the final disposition of 2021 taxes.

Since the State of West Virginia took over the annual land sale in 2022, several changes have been made. Sparks stated that the process has started to run smoothly, although she was initially “scared and skeptical” given the changes. She also wanted thank everyone within the tax department who are involved in the processes.

“I always want to take the opportunity to thank my tax deputies for their dedication and their hard work. As I said, we were skeptical… we were worried we didn’t have any idea how this new tax process was going to work. We just knew we had less time to do what we needed to get done,” she said.

“We got it done at the level we’ve always gotten it done, which was important to us. All of my tax deputies go above and beyond to make the tax office run as smoothly as possible,” she concluded.

Regarding anyone who would like to redeem their property, Sparks stated that they must contact the West Virginia State Auditor’s Office at 888-509-6568, or visit their website HERE for further instructions.

For more information regarding the changes made by the state, as well as land sale processes and more, we’ve provided the entire video segments of Chief Tax Deputy Sparks’ report to Commission below.

SEGMENT ONE: Watch Chief Tax Deputy Heather Sparks provide the final disposition of 2021 taxes:

SEGMENT TWO: Watch Sparks answer questions from the County Commissioners: