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Lebanon council updates surplus-property code to follow state statute, adds flexibility for sales

5736639 · August 28, 2025
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Summary

On Aug. 27 the Lebanon City Council approved Ordinance Bill 7 (Ordinance No. 3038), amending municipal code chapter 3.16 to allow the city to follow Oregon Revised Statutes for selling surplus property and to give staff and council more options rather than requiring bids in every case.

Lebanon City Council on Aug. 27 approved Ordinance Bill 7 (Ordinance No. 3038), revising chapter 3.16 of the municipal code to align the city's surplus real-property procedures with the Oregon Revised Statutes. City staff said the existing local code required advertising and soliciting bids for all surplus property sales, a process that can be cumbersome when only adjacent owners have practical use for a parcel. The amendment allows the city, after declaring property surplus and completing required public notice…

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