County upset-sale list falls to 777 records two days before auction

Delaware County's September 21 upset-sale list contains 777 property records, down 258 from September 17 and 813 from September 3. The sale is scheduled for September 24 at 10 a.m. Also today, the Board of Elections meets at 9 a.m. to consider ballot-mailing contingencies, removal of the Lower Chichester drop box and six municipalities' polling-place changes.

Tax-sale records are scheduled for sale—not sold. Board of Elections items are agenda proposals; no final actions were verified at the morning review.

Delaware County Tax Claim Bureau; Delaware County Board of Elections.

Board of Elections meeting September 22, 2026 at 9 a.m.; upset sale September 24, 2026 at 10 a.m.

No recorded vote.

• The September 21 upset-sale PDF ends at record 777, compared with 1,035 records on September 17 and 1,590 on September 3.
• The county does not publish a change log showing which records were removed or why. Its procedures allow changes through owner, court, government or Tax Claim Bureau action.
• A listing does not mean a property has been sold; the list can change before the auction.
• The Board of Elections agenda proposes discussion or action on mail and absentee ballot mailings and contingencies, removal of the Lower Chichester drop box, and polling-place changes in Aston, Darby Borough, Radnor, Springfield, Upper Darby and Yeadon.
• No Marple or Newtown polling-place change appears on the published agenda.
• Aqua's September 21 notice says some customers in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties have reported earthy or musty-tasting water. Aqua says testing shows compliance with drinking-water standards; no boil-water advisory was issued.

The steep reduction in scheduled tax-sale records changes the number of properties exposed to Thursday's auction, but the record does not explain individual removals. Election-administration decisions can change how and where county residents vote, and their exact outcomes require verification after today's meeting.

• How many of the 813 removals since September 3 resulted from payment, court action, government action, error correction or another reason?
• What is the final list immediately before the sale, and how many properties are actually sold?
• What evidence supports each proposed polling-place change and the Lower Chichester drop-box removal?
• Which Aqua systems and communities are covered by the taste-and-odor notice?

• Important differences:

The decline in listed properties is verified, but no reason is assigned to any removal without a county change log. No property is characterized as sold before the sale. Aqua's notice is not characterized as contamination or a boil-water advisory.

• September 22: verify Board of Elections motions, amendments and exact vote tallies after the 9 a.m. meeting.
• September 24, 10 a.m.: Delaware County upset sale; preserve the final list and verify results.
• September 25: seek a category-level reconciliation of removals and the number of properties sold.

• Delaware County upset-sale page
• September 21 upset-sale list
• September 22 Board of Elections agenda
• Aqua Pennsylvania service alerts

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