4-17-23 BOC Regular Meeting Minutes

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■ RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 0 HALL STREET WHEREAS, the County of Lee owns certain vacant property located at 0 Hall Street, PIN number 9642-84-9441-00, Lee County,North Carolina, as shown on a deed recorded in Deed Book 410, Page 249, 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, the taxable value of the property is $14,200.00; and, WHEREAS, the above-referenced property was conveyed to the County as the result of a tax foreclosure sale; and, WHEREAS, the amount of fees and taxes owed on the property as the result of such sale is $1,126.80; 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, the County of Lee proposes to dispose of the above described property as it is surplus to the County's needs; and, WHEREAS, the County received an offer submitted by Ronald Harvey("Offeror")to purchase the property described above in the amount of$10,000.00,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 $200.00 to defray advertising and administrative services; and, WHEREAS,the Lee County Board of Commissioners accepted the initial offer on March 20, 2023 and authorized staff to advertise the initial offer; and, WHEREAS, on March 28, 2023 the initial offer was advertised in The Sanford Herald, starting the 10-day upset sealed bid period; and, WHEREAS,no further upset bids were received during the 10-day upset bid period and the original offer from Ronald Harvey is the final and highest bid received.