Fire station in Severna Park tops tax sale list

In the market for a new house? Check this out: Severna Park, five-car garage, almost 20,000 square feet on nearly 10 acres, brick, deluxe water fixtures, banquet hall - even a working fire pole.

The starting price is $1,783 for a property valued at $1.5 million.

But don't get too excited.

The property, which is actually the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company, is one of more than 2,100 on the auction block at the county's annual tax sale next month. The highest bidder gets the rights to the lien on the property by paying the delinquent taxes, but most property owners end up paying it back before their property goes...