Only four Marple–Newtown properties remain on county tax-sale list

Delaware County's September 22 upset-sale revision contains only four Marple–Newtown records: three in Marple totaling $44,010.21 and one in Newtown totaling $7,447.60. That is three fewer local records and $28,407.66 less listed as due than September 21.

Scheduled for sale—not sold. The auction is September 24 at 10 a.m., and the county says records may be removed at any time through owner, court, government-agency or Tax Claim Bureau action.

Delaware County Tax Claim Bureau.

Upset sale scheduled Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 10 a.m.

No recorded vote.

• The September 22 list contains three Marple records totaling $44,010.21 and one Newtown record totaling $7,447.60.
• All three local removals since September 21 were Marple records. The combined local amount listed as due fell from $79,865.47 to $51,457.81.
• Compared with September 17, the combined local list is down by 11 records.
• The county provides no itemized history explaining why individual records were removed.
• Marple's September 24 Planning Commission meeting remains scheduled for 7 p.m., but no September Planning agenda or backup appears in the Agenda Center.
• Newtown's portal lists a September 24 Planning Commission meeting but labels it 'Final version not published.'
• Aqua's September 21 three-county taste-and-odor notice remains posted without a resolution update. Aqua says drinking-water standards are met; this is not a boil-water advisory.

The local list has changed rapidly before the auction. Owners, bidders and residents need the final sale-day record, while tomorrow's planning meetings may involve land-use matters that cannot yet be evaluated from complete public packets.

• Which local removals resulted from payment, court action, government action, correction or another reason?
• How many of the four local records will remain when the auction begins?
• Why were complete Marple and Newtown Planning packets unavailable the morning before the scheduled meetings?
• Which Aqua system and communities remain affected by the taste-and-odor condition, and when will Aqua post resolution?

• Important differences:

• Important differences:

A listing means scheduled for sale, not sold. No reason is assigned to any removal without a county change log. Aqua's taste-and-odor notice is not characterized as contamination or a boil-water advisory. School-board coverage was withheld pending independent conflict review.

• September 24 morning: preserve the final upset-sale list and recheck both Planning portals.
• September 24, 10 a.m.: Delaware County upset sale; verify the number offered and sold.
• September 24, 7 p.m.: scheduled Marple Planning Commission meeting.

• Delaware County upset-sale page
• September 22 upset-sale list
• Sale procedures
• Marple Agenda Center
• Marple September meeting schedule
• Newtown meeting portal
• Aqua Pennsylvania service alerts

None used. This report relies on official records only.

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