Former I-80 truck stop will be included in judicial sale

The former 76 Truckstop on Interstate 80 in Clarion County will be included in a June 29 judicial sale.

County Solicitor Christy Logue said once property is delinquent for two years, it is advertised and put up for tax sale.

If the property is sold, the purchaser is responsible for paying all back taxes associated with the land, as well as any mortgages, judgments and liens for the bidder.

If the property doesn’t sell, it is exposed to the judicial sale, which is free and clear of back taxes, mortgages, judgments and liens.

The Clarion County Tax Claim office holds tax sales once a year for properties that are two years delinquent on taxes. This is done to recoup lost tax dollars. No taxes have been paid on the property for the past 12 years.

Opened in the 1970s, the All American Plaza near has been closed for nearly a decade. The site has received an Industrial Site Reuse Program grant from the Pennsylvania DEP.

The site at the Strattanville exit on Interstate 80 is a 63.9 acres and contains a masonry-panel 16,650 square foot two-story multi-purpose rest area, amenities (showers) and a 5,925 square foot garage facility.

According to a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in 2007 Able Oil Company combined with All American Travel Plazas to form All American Properties. The company determined in April 2008 to close the Strattanville plaza since it was experiencing “substantial, continuing losses.”

The sale will begin at 10 a.m. June 29 in Courtroom One at the Clarion County Courthouse.