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Supervisors discuss auction option, approve sale process for former railroad parcel near Tara Hills
Summary
Benton County supervisors reviewed a separate public hearing on a former railroad parcel (about 6–7 acres) and agreed to offer it for sale; the board instructed staff to allow sealed bids or auction as allowable under Iowa law and to set notice and showing dates.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors opened a public hearing and moved to offer for sale a former railroad parcel the county acquired after abandonment, a property described in meeting materials as roughly 6–7 acres.
County staff representative Barry (surname not specified) told the board the parcel originated from railroad abandonment and that a warranty deed from the Chevreys dates to about 2015. He said conservation staff did not see the parcel as fitting conservation goals due to its narrow configuration and adjacent land uses (farmland and Tara Hills…
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