The State of New Jersey will auction off the former Ash's Flower Farm business site on Route 206 on Thursday in an effort to recoup some of the estimated $289,000 in back taxes owed by the shuttered business.

Bill Quinn, a spokesman for the state Department of Treasury, which oversees the Division of Taxation, said the auction is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the business location at 135 Route 206. He said the auction will be held unless the state is able to make arrangement for payment with Ronald Ash, who is listed as the owner of the business.

The taxation division posted a “Notice of Seizure” on the Hillsborough property on Aug. 22. At least two suppliers also claim they were not paid for merchandise by the businees.