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Commission asks county attorney to review chain of title after school property dispute
Summary
Commissioners directed the county attorney to obtain and review a title search/chain of title for a parcel involved in the recent school property transaction and to present findings; the action followed concern that the county paid for equipment and site work on land where ownership or first-right issues were unclear.
Following controversy around a recent land transaction involving Beaufort County Schools and the City of Washington, the commission directed the county attorney to obtain a title search and review the chain of title for the parcel.
Commissioners debated whether a title search had already been performed by the schools or their closing attorney; some members…
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