Committee declares 8‑acre upstream mitigation property excess, sets asking price at $40,000

The Diversion Authority Land Management Committee on July 23 voted to declare an approximately 8‑acre former rural residential property in the upstream mitigation Zone 1 as excess land and set a proposed sale price of $40,000. Eric (staff member, Lands) told the committee the structures on the property have been removed, and the authority has obtained a flow easement for the site.

Staff reasoning and price: Staff said the authority typically proposes $5,000 per acre for former residential parcels in this context; applying that guideline produced a $40,000 proposed price for the roughly 8‑acre site. The authority will retain the recorded flow easement and follow its established offering process (member entities → former owner → adjacent owners → public sale) if the property is approved as excess.

Vote and next steps: The committee moved and seconded the recommendation and approved it by roll call; the sale process will proceed according to agency policy. Closing or listing dates were not specified in the meeting record.

Ending: Staff will offer the parcel under the authority’s excess‑land policy and preserve the flow easement; further procedural steps will be taken per the policy timeline.