Monsessen properties are up for tax sale

By Mon Valley Independent

By Jamie Martines

Monessen officials are listed as owning $599.13 in delinquent taxes for a lot on McKee Way. The bad news is that they owe the same amount for 98 other properties in the city — all of which are listed as being up for sale by the Westmoreland County Tax Claim Bureau.

It’s unclear why, however.

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