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Council adopts clearer surplus-property procedure after members flag 'wiggle room' in draft
Summary
The Perry City Council discussed and approved Resolution 20 25-19, a proposed procedure for declaring and disposing of surplus city land. Debate centered on valuation methods, whether the council should retain discretion in selecting a value source, and limits on price reductions after failed sales.
The Perry City Council discussed and approved Resolution 20 25-19, described in the meeting materials as “a simple procedure for the disposal of surplus real property owned by the city,” which sets out declaration, valuation and disposal methods and permits limited adjustments to sales price to account for demolition, remediation or other conditions.
Council members and staff spent substantial time on valuation language in the draft resolution. Several members urged narrowing the policy’s discretion so that future sales would not be vulnerable to inconsistent choices among different valuation sources. One council member said the draft’s…
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