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Commissioners authorize upset-bid advertisements for tax-foreclosed parcels, approve final sale of one lot
Summary
The board authorized advertisement for upset bids on three tax-foreclosed city parcels in New Bern and approved final sale for a fourth parcel after the upset-bid period expired.
Craven County’s board of commissioners on Sept. 2 approved resolutions to offer three tax-foreclosed parcels for upset bids and finalized the sale of a fourth parcel after the upset-bid period expired.
County Attorney Mr. Grady presented four properties that the county acquired through tax foreclosure and recommended the board authorize advertisement for upset bids on three parcels and approve final sale on one parcel where the upset-bid period had closed.
The parcels and reported offer details in the staff presentation were: - 804 West Street (parcel ID 807367): initial offer $3,825; original past-due taxes and foreclosure costs $2,765.26; tax value $7,650. The parcel is owned jointly with the city of New Bern; the city had given initial approval to the offer. - 809 Green Street (parcel ID 8007058): initial offer $3,000; past-due taxes and costs $8,614.15; tax value $6,000. The city of New Bern had approved the initial offer. - 819 Miller Street (parcel ID 8007026): initial offer $3,000; past-due taxes and costs $11,323.91; tax value $6,000. The city had approved the initial offer. - 1110 Mechanic Street (parcel ID 8014226): final approval after upset-bid period for an offer of $6,000; original past-due taxes and costs $2,492.10; tax value $6,000. The county previously approved a $6,000 final bid months earlier but that bidder did not close; the current offer is from a different person and the city has granted final approval.
For the first three parcels, the board adopted proposed resolutions to authorize advertisement for upset bids so others may submit higher offers. For the Mechanic Street parcel, the board approved final acceptance and directed staff to proceed to close the sale. Each motion passed by voice or roll-call votes with no recorded opposition.
The county attorney noted that proceeds will help return properties to the tax rolls and that joint ownership with the city required the city’s concurrence, which had been received in these matters.
