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Commission schedules public hearing on negotiated sale of 1042 Grant Ave.; buyer would demolish building at own cost
Summary
The county received a $500 offer for 1042 Grant Ave., a parcel previously offered unsuccessfully at tax sale. Under state statute the commission may negotiate a sale after failed public offerings; the commission instructed staff to publish notice and scheduled a hearing.
Geary County officials told the commission they received a $500 offer to purchase 1042 Grant Ave., a property offered at prior tax sales that did not sell, and the commission approved scheduling a public hearing on the negotiated sale.
County staff said the parcel (identified in prior tax foreclosure as offered in case 19 CV 215) previously failed to sell at public tax sale and at a subsequent sealed bid sale in March 2022; the highest prior bid was $201 and was rejected. The current bidders, identified in the meeting as Mr. and Mrs. White (doing business as Outdoor Unlimited), submitted $500 for the parcel.
Staff cited KSA 79‑2803 (state statute referenced by staff) to explain that if a parcel has not sold after public offerings the Board of County Commissioners may consider negotiated sale. Staff said the Whites told county staff they would demolish the existing building on the parcel at their own cost. The commission asked staff to prepare a public notice with buyer name, price and property description and to schedule a hearing; staff said it could publish and hold the hearing on Sept. 29.
Commissioners directed staff to proceed with the notice and hearing process. The hearing will give the public an opportunity to comment before the commission decides whether to approve the negotiated sale and to memorialize the sale terms in the public record.
