Halloween in Roaming will be Saturday, October 26th. Trick-or-Treat will be held from 5pm to 7pm and there will be an after party at the Clubhouse with a Costume Contest! In addition to the Halloween Costume Contest and Trick-or-Treat after party the Roaming Shores Police Department would like to announce that we are expanding the day’s events to include the community’s very first Pumpkin Races. Weigh-ins will begin at noon and racing will start at 1:00. See More Info below. Being unsure of how many participants will be attending the event hot dogs and beverages will be provided to racers and spectators while they last. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at rspd@roamingshorespd.org We look forward to seeing you on the 26th.

Due to the Ohio Lake Communities Association’s Fall Conference which will be held Sept 18th & 19th, the RRA Office will delay switching its Winter Office Hours until Sunday, Sept 22nd. Please note that the Office will be closed for the Conference on Sept 18th & 19th.

Winter Office hours beginning on the 22nd will be Tuesday – Saturday, 8am to 6pm. These hours will remain until mid-April.

Residents needing a key for the compost site on our closed days should make arrangements beforehand.

The following information has been posted by the Ashtabula County Auditor’s Office. This sale includes properties in Roaming Shores. As this is a Forfeited Land Sale, all backed Dues and Assessments prior to this sale are no longer valid.

Current RRA Property Owners: If you win a bid on a Roaming Shores property during this sale, you will be charged for this lot as an extra lot beginning with 2020’s billing. Currently, that rate is $279.

Non current RRA Property Owners: As with all property within the Roaming Rock Shores Subdivision, you will be charged a one-time New Member Impact Fee of $1,000 to be assessed as soon as you take possession of the property. Dues and Assessments for this property will be charged at the same rate as all single-lot/no home property. That rate is currently $680.

Please contact the RRA Office with any questions regarding Dues and Assessments at 440-563-3170. For questions regarding the Forfeited Land Sale, please contact the Ashtabula County Auditors office at 440-576-3783.

Roaming Shores Properties

List of all Properties

The properties listed have been foreclosed upon for delinquent taxes and have been offered for sale on two (2) occasions for the total amount of taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due.  Having not been sold, the properties were forfeited to the State of Ohio by Court Order and remanded to the County Auditor for sale.

The auction will be held in the Ashtabula County Commissioner’s hearing room, sometimes referred to as the “Old Court House,” located at:

25 West Jefferson Street

Jefferson, OH 44047

The following rules and policies are established to help facilitate the auction. Any interpretation, or issue not specifically covered by these rules, will be decided by the Auditor. In order to promote professional decorum, the Auditor anticipates all persons participating in, or present at, the auction will be courteous and considerate of others.

1. Attendance will be limited to seating capacity and is on a first-come basis. Seating will be reserved to registered bidders if our room becomes full. Registration will begin at 8:30 am and the first auction will begin at 9:30 am or shortly thereafter. A picture ID with current residence is required to register. Once registered, bidders will be given a bid card and any other information needed.
2. Parcels withdrawn from the auction, for any reason, will be announced immediately prior to the day’s sale.
3. Only the registered bidder will be permitted to use the bid cards and make bids, meaning no sharing of bid cards.
4. Initially, each property will be auctioned with a starting offer at the lower of a) total delinquent taxes due, or b) current market value as determined by the County Auditor; plus fees.
5. Any parcel not sold for the first offer will immediately be auctioned again “for the best price obtainable,” plus fees. Any parcel not sold will be re-offered at a future forfeited land sale.
6. All sales are “As-Is” and “Buyer Beware.” Caution is advised. Many properties have characteristics which have prevented sales in the past. The County Auditor does not give any representation regarding possession, eviction, prior inspection, scheduled demolition, health code violation, or any other matter. The County Auditor will issue an “Auditor’s Deed.”
7. Forfeited Lands shall not be sold to any person that is delinquent on any real property taxes in the State of Ohio. Further, purchasers are prohibited from having a current ownership interest in the property being auctioned. An affidavit to that effect must be signed by the successful bidder. Further, any transfer of the property to a prior owner within the next 3 years will be referred to the County Prosecutor and may result in an immediate forfeiture of the property back to the State of Ohio.
8. ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
9. Fees are as follows:
   1. Deed fee: $45.00
   2. Transfer Fee: $0.50 per parcel
   3. Envelope and postage: $0.50 per parcel
   4. Recording Fee: $28.00 per deed of 2 pages, $8.00 for each additional page.
10. Payment in full –or- a minimum deposit of $250 per parcel must be paid upon end of auction. Upon payment of a deposit, the Auditor will issue a Certificate of Sale to the successful bidder.
11. Deposits and payments may be made by business or personal check with prior approval of the Auditor. Otherwise they must be in cash, bank money order, or certified check, and made payable to the “Ashtabula County Treasurer.” ALL DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
12. The Certificate of Sale, along with any balance that may be due, must be delivered to the Auditor by 3:30pm day of sale. Failure to pay the balance by 3:30pm day of sale will result in forfeiting any deposit, or payment, in full and the matter will be forwarded to the County Prosecutor for possible action. Bidding with the intent to delay the sale or hindering the Auditor from completing the sale may constitute the obstruction of official business. Persons suspected of this may be referred to the County Prosecutor as well.
13. Back-up bidder’s information will be taken at the time of the sale. If the successful bidder fails to pay any balance, the back-up bidder will be offered the option to step in as if the successful bidder (for the original winning bid amount).
14. The Auditor will then issue the Auditor’s Deed, have it recorded with the County Recorder, and have it delivered to the purchaser. The conveyance of the real estate by the Auditor shall extinguish all previous title and invest the purchaser with a new and perfect title that is free from all liens and encumbrances, except taxes and installments of special assessments and reassessments not due at the time of the sale, federal tax liens, and any easements and covenants running with the land. If there is a federal tax lien on the tract of land at the time of the sale, the United States is entitled to redeem the tract of land according to law.
15. The purchaser becomes the legal owner at the time the Auditor delivers the deed to the County Recorder

Lake Safety Committee
Bruce C. Bower

 Well folks, it’s getting near the end of H2O terror and I wasn’t at the Lake enough to give much to you for this month. As soon as I got settled, it didn’t take long to hear the neighbors telling me about seeing a black and white X2 wake-boat doing donuts, multiple times over multiple occasions, even in traffic. I didn’t see the pilot in action till Sunday. The boat traffic was light, but it’s still our lake, not his to do whatever he wants to do. This X2 was pulling a tube with relatively young children. There were several adults in the craft and they were enjoying seeing the youngsters trying to stay on the tube while Captain X2 made very tight donuts with a WAKE-BOAT. The kids were screaming their delight, and obviously the adults enjoyed watching the kids struggle to say on the tube.

 So who is getting the most joy from this dangerous stunting? Is it the kids who are oblivious to the potential dangers or the parents who are obviously not thinking rationally? Does anyone ever think that a line may snap and allow the tube to go who-knows-where (they were not out in the middle)? Could a run-away tube hit something on shore? Could a snapped line with the forces created by the tight turns whip lash the kids and do God only knows what to a child? The what-ifs can go on, but the point is, who are the adults here?

 My hope is that your neighbors know who Mr. X2 is. Maybe one of them can tell you what I wrote, because I’m sure you don’t have time to consume such drivel. This is a private lake community, but it’s not YOUR private lake. How about trying to follow some sensible rules?

 And I will end with….. we need uniformed police on the lake, with the ability to enforce state laws, ticket offenders and therefore be able to publish a police blotter of offenders who endanger everyone in this Community. Life is good, what are you thinking and why are the rest of us putting up with this crap? As always, if you want to comment, disagree or possibly agree, call me.

Think Safety,    Bower out            216.906.2301