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Board approves sale of tax-forfeited parcel to Cannon Falls for drainage and planned resale
Summary
Goodhue County approved selling a tax-forfeited parcel to the city of Cannon Falls, finding a public purpose in existing drainage use and the city's plan to split and resell part to an adjoining landowner.
The Goodhue County Board voted to sell a tax-forfeited parcel to the city of Cannon Falls after staff said the parcel is being used for drainage to the Cannon River and the city intends to split and resell the southern portion to an adjoining landowner.
Staff told the board the parcel forfeited in 1993 and that the county previously reviewed forfeited parcels with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in 2017; at that time staff and the land committee decided not to sell the parcel. In 2024 Cannon Falls requested the county sell the parcel for public-purpose use related to drainage. Staff reported the city's resolution stated the city would seek no profit from the split-and-resale portion.
Under Minnesota law, the county may sell tax-forfeited land for a public purpose; staff recommended the sale and asked the board to set market value for the parcel using the assessor's estimate and transfer fees in the materials. The board moved and seconded the resolution to sell parcel (identified in the packet as parcel 52141 Hundred And 40) to the city of Cannon Falls. The motion passed by voice vote.
Ending: Staff will proceed with transfer paperwork and set the sale price consistent with board direction and assessor estimates. The board noted statutory changes in recent years that create different handling buckets for forfeitures depending on the date of forfeiture and the look-back rules for distribution of proceeds.
