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Board authorizes county to retain auctioneer, moves to sell former Madison Street jail property

6441116 · October 14, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Supervisors authorized staff to retain an auctioneer and proceed with disposition of the surplus county property at 401 Madison Street (former jail) and directed steps to auction the property.

Mecklenburg County supervisors on Oct. 14 voted to authorize county staff to retain an auctioneer and begin disposition of a county-owned property at 401 Madison Street, historically used as the county jail and repurchased by the county in 2001.

County staff presented a short history: the building served as the county jail until 1962,…

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