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Marion County approves transfer of 43 surplus properties to Department of Metropolitan Development

5770629 · August 19, 2025
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The Marion County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 19 to transfer 43 county-owned surplus properties — 37 vacant lots and six improved parcels — to the Department of Metropolitan Development for redevelopment under the county’s Renew Land Bank and related programs.

The Marion County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 19 to transfer 43 county-owned surplus properties — 37 vacant lots and six improved parcels — to the Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) for redevelopment, during a public hearing at the City–County Building.

County officials said the properties are intended primarily for single-family redevelopment and will be handled through DMD’s Renew Land Bank and related sale and affordability programs. Matt Costetler, speaking on behalf of DMD, said the program will move management in house. “We’re bringing the management of the program in house into DMD, which we think is gonna improve communication and improve just the…

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