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Clatsop County authorizes auctions, sets minimum bids for multiple surplus parcels amid blight and HOA cost concerns
Summary
At a work session the board authorized staff to offer multiple county‑owned properties at public auction with set minimum bids. Properties include a 2.91‑acre parcel with a manufactured home, several Seaside and Red Bluff Road parcels, and Fishhawk Lake lots for which the county has paid significant HOA dues.
Clatsop County staff presented a package of surplus properties the county acquired through foreclosure and asked the board to authorize public auction and set minimum bids. Commissioners agreed to proceed by consensus and asked staff to return with follow‑up if auctions draw no bidders.
The sales matter because the county is incurring ongoing costs — in one case HOA dues totaling about $63,000 since 2017 — and because several properties are in poor condition, creating neighborhood blight and potential public‑safety concerns.
Property details and minimum bids discussed by staff include:
• Large parcel (identified in staff materials by internal number 84375): roughly 2.91 acres with a manufactured home and outbuildings; staff stated a real market value of about $291,042 and recommended a minimum bid of $175,000. Staff…
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