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Board approves sale process for county-owned house at 3365 County Road 24 with reserve and 3-week advertisement
Summary
The board authorized advertising and sealed-bid sale of a county-owned parcel purchased in 2021 for right-of-way, set a $130,000 reserve roughly equal to the prior purchase price, and agreed the sale proceeds will return to highway fund reserves.
The Koochiching County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 9 to authorize the sale of county-owned property at 3365 County Road 24 (Parcel ID 1400713000). The highway department purchased the land in October 2021 for additional right-of-way related to project SAP 036624-019, using highway fund reserves for $130,000.
County highway staff asked to advertise the property for at least three weeks, accept sealed bids, and set a minimum reserve; the board approved a reserve of $130,000 (approximately the original purchase price) and directed staff to sell the property “as is,” noting a noncompliant sewer system. The board agreed the sale proceeds would return to the highway department’s fund reserves. If sealed bids do not meet the reserve, staff are authorized to work with a broker to market the property.
Trent, identified in the transcript as highway staff, summarized the parcel and its condition: taxable market value about $143,700, a house described as three bedrooms with an electric heat system and oil backup, several outbuildings in poor condition, and a noncompliant sewer system flagged by environmental services. Commissioners discussed whether the county should require sewer compliance prior to sale; the highway staff preferred selling as is and disclosing the sewer condition to bidders.
Commissioner McIntyre moved and Commissioner Roach seconded the motion to proceed with sealed bids, a $130,000 reserve, three weeks of advertising, and authorization to use a broker if no bids meet the reserve. The motion carried on a voice vote with no roll-call recorded.
