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Council authorizes sale of 0.24-acre corner lot on N. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Summary
Salisbury City Council authorized sale of a 0.24-acre city-owned lot at 124 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue to the highest bidder, Abraham Hernandez Espinosa, for $6,000 after an upset-bid process produced no other offers; the buyer must record a 30-foot centerline easement and reimburse the city's advertising costs.
Salisbury City Council authorized the sale May 6 of a 0.24-acre city-owned parcel at 124 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (tax map 016 Parcel 209) to Abraham Hernandez Espinosa for $6,000, following the city's advertised upset-bid process.
Planning and Neighborhood Director Hannah Jacobson reviewed the upset-bid timeline: the council authorized the upset-bid notice April 1 and the city advertised the sale on April 3 in the Salisbury Post; no upset bids were received during the required period. Jacobson said the city circulated the request to departments and received no objections. Espinosa, present at the meeting with his realtor and family, owns adjacent properties and agreed to survey the parcel at his cost, record a required 30-foot centerline easement for sewer infrastructure that bisects the lot, and reimburse the city for advertising costs (under $200).
Jacobson said the parcel is encumbered by flood plain and is not developable by the city; selling it would release the city's maintenance responsibility. The recorded tax value listed in staff materials is $9,200, and staff projected the buyer's survey and easement costs would make the transaction roughly revenue-neutral compared with the parcel's recorded value.
A council member moved to authorize the sale; council voted by voice to approve the motion. No council objections were recorded during the vote on the May 6 meeting record.
