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Commissioners debate $10 surplus-land sales to nonprofits, ask staff to return with higher minimums
Summary
Commissioners debated proposals to transfer county surplus parcels to nonprofit entities for nominal fees. Some commissioners argued the county should require purchasers to at least recoup the county's original investment; the board pulled two consent items for further consideration and asked staff to revisit terms.
A county consent‑agenda discussion erupted into a substantive debate when commissioners considered proposed transfers of surplus county land to nonprofit organizations for nominal fees. Several commissioners said the $10 price for parcel transfers shortchanges taxpayers and urged staff to seek higher minimums or to bring the items back to the full board.
One commissioner noted that…
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