Revenue from deeds

Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Emmett P. McCall reported his office recorded 170 deeds, 262 mortgages and 368 other writs during the month of June.As a result of those transactions, McCall turned over to the Carbon County General Fund the sum of $28,814.77. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $23,706.50; data processing fees, $1,866.75; notaries, $40; commission on transfers and writs, $2,043.22; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $1,158.30.McCall remitted $400 in state writ taxes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, while Carbon County municipalities and school districts shared realty transfer tax disbursements totaling $94,883.98, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.McCall deposited $2,388 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,592 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $17,249 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.Also, $6,563.70 was collected last month for the Affordable Housing Program in Carbon County.In all, funds collected in the Recorder's office last month amounted to $246,775.43.Deeds recordedFranklin TownshipSecretary of Housing and Urban Development to Randy Frey, 234 Thomas Jefferson Road, Lehighton, property at 213 Held St., $70,000.Kidder TownshipSheriff of Carbon County to Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, Dunmore, Pa., two parcels near Rt. 940, $1.Kevin Corcoran to Giovanni Tripodi, Philadelphia, property on Stream Drive, $30,000.LansfordEdward B. Davis to Keith R. Kull, Kutztown, property on Springgarden Street, $25,000.LehightonMichael L. Williams to Michael L. Williams 311 S. Second St., Lehighton, property at 311 S. Second St., $1.Lower Towamensing TownshipJonas S. Gostonyi to Amanda S. Gostonyi, 190 Craig St., Palmerton, property at 190 Craig St., $1.Mahoning TownshipMark Scherer to Mark Scherer, 1131 Pecan Lane, Walnutport, property at 22 Seneca Road, $1.NesquehoningGloris E. Boyle to Johnna Pogwist, Collegeville, Pa., property at Hemlock Road and Lake Drive, $33,000.PalmertonRoseanne K. Kercsmar to Eric A. Kercsmar, 159 Franklin Ave., Palmerton, property at 159 Franklin Ave., $1.ParryvilleJeannine Siegmond to Jeannine Bouillier Siegmond, 2266 Cherry Hill Road, Palmerton, lots 1 and 2, Warren Strohl Farm Minor Subdivision (also in Lower Towamensing Township), $1.Donald H. Dorward Sr. to Emerald Hollow Campground, Inc., P.O. Box 592, Lehighton, property at 837 Lower Main Road, $485,000.Penn Forest TownshipJ.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., to James Nugent, Effort, property at 88 Mountain Road, a/k/a 1709 A Mountain Road, Albrightsville, $23,000.Linda A. Idler to Joseph Pokorny, Philadelphia, Lot 1906, Section A-III, Indian Mountain Lakes, $5,500.Towamensing TownshipWilliam R. Musselman Jr. to William R. Musselman Jr., 105 Strohl Drive, Palmerton, property at 105 Strohl Drive, $71,504.WeatherlyDavid Yanick to Steve Gehman, 766 Buck Mountain Road, Weatherly, property at 136 Butz St., $25,700.