Minutes - April 20, 2015 Reg. Meeting

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BK - 00027 PG LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1213 CREST STREET IN SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, the County of Lee and City of Sanford own certain property located at 1213 Crest Street in the City of Sanford, in Lee County, North Carolina, as shown on a deed recorded in Deed Book 1343, Page 512, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Lee County, to which the record thereof reference is hereby made for more complete description; and, WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statutes §§ 153A -176 and 160A -269 permit the county to sell property by upset bid, after receipt of an offer to purchase the property; and, WHEREAS, to facilitate the sale of jointly owned property, the City of Sanford has conveyed such property to the County of Lee, as shown on a deed recorded in Deed Book J � $ , Page , in the office of the Register of Deeds for Lee County; and, WHEREAS, the County of Lee proposes to dispose of the above described property on behalf of both the City and County as it is surplus to our needs; and, WHEREAS, the County received an offer submitted by Linda Ware ( "Offeror "), to purchase the property described above in the amount of $9,177.86 plus any advertising costs, a copy of which is attached hereto; and, WHEREAS, Offeror has paid to the County Clerk the required 5 percent (5 %) deposit on its offer; and, WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners accepts the offer of $9,177.86 or any higher, upsetting offer, subject to the upset bid procedure. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners as follows: 1. The Lee County Board of Commissioners authorizes the sale of the property described above through the upset bid procedure of North Carolina General Statute § 160A -269. 2. The County Clerk shall cause a notice of the proposed sale to be published. The notice shall contain a general description of the property, the amount and terms of the offer, and a notice that within 10 days any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10 %) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5 %) of the remainder.