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Commissioners discuss survey and advertisement options for Liberty VotingBox site; staff to verify landlocked status
Summary
County staff discussed options for surveying and offering a Liberty VotingBox property, including running a newspaper advertisement and verifying whether the parcel is landlocked; staff said closing and survey costs would be assigned to the responsible party.
Freestone County officials discussed procedures for a new survey of the Liberty VotingBox site and options for selling or transferring interest in the property.
A staff member (identified in the record as Karen) said she had pulled applicable statutes and reviewed options. The record shows staff considered using a real estate broker but favored running a notice in the local newspaper and verifying whether the parcel is landlocked as a more transparent approach. Staff said fees such as closing costs and survey charges should be assigned to the party responsible for the transaction.
Commissioners and staff agreed that publishing an advertisement in the paper and confirming the parcel’s landlocked status would better protect the county’s transparency and that any prospective buyer should be responsible for associated closing and survey fees. No final sale or transfer action was recorded in the provided transcript; staff were directed to proceed with verification and notification steps.
