Box Elder County commissioners voted to refund a taxsale purchase after a Tremonton buyer discovered the land he bought did not legally exist. Scott Robinson told the board he had paid ,800 for a small strip near the Bear River Canal, only to learn through a post-sale survey that the parcel actually belongs to the canal company. “It appears that property is owned by the canal company…so it’s not an actual parcel,” he said. County Attorney Steve Hadfield confirmed the mistake, saying the issue “wouldn’t have been discovered absent the survey.” He recommended a refund since “we sold a piece...

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