2019-24 RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Sale of Personal Property, A House, Located at 1111 Woodland Avenue PIN 9652-05-0285-00

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FILED LEE COUNTY NC PAMELA G. BRITT REGISTER OF DEEDS FILED Jul 25, 2019 AT 02:33:43 pm BOOK 00003 START PAGE 0596 END PAGE 0597 INSTRUMENT# 04301 EXCISE TAX (None) * °t c7- ÷1// :.411O\ RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY,A HOUSE, LOCATED AT 1111 WOODLAND AVE PIN 9652-05-0285-00 WHEREAS, the County of Lee owns property located at 1111 Woodland Avenue, 9652- 05-0285-00, Lee County, North Carolina, as shown on a deed recorded in Deed Book 1481, Page 932, 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 property was purchased from the Ruby and Ernest McSwain Estate, to secure property surrounding the courthouse for future expansions; and, WHEREAS,the County of Lee planned on demolishing the house located at the property; and, WHEREAS, John Oldham of Eugene Oldham& Sons House Movers, contacted the County interested in purchasing the house and moving the house off of the property; and, WHEREAS, Mr. Oldham's company has agreed to clean up the debris where the hose was located and also to sow grass and cover with straw where the house was located; and, WHEREAS,the tax value of the house for 2018 was $20,800 and the value for 2019 is $30,800.00; and, WHEREAS, Mr. Oldham has submitted an offer to move the house for$300.00, and has paid his deposit and advertising costs; 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 declared this property to be surplus to the County's needs; and, WHEREAS,the Lee County Board of Commissioners accepted the initial offer of $300.00 on April 15,2019; and, WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners authorized staff to advertise the