Commission rejects Montana Tunnels payment offer

Jefferson County is considering a tax deed sale to recover unpaid taxes on one of Montana Tunnels Mining’s two in-county properties.

The County Commission noted at its Feb. 18 meeting that Treasurer Terri Kunz had been looking into what the process would entail as they discussed tax payments schedules the company proposed in a Jan. 13 letter to Commission Chair Leonard Wortman. The commissioners rejected the proposal 3-0, citing a previously unfulfilled payment agreement.

The current delinquent balance was unavailable at press time, but the commissioners have previously estimated it to be more than $7 million.