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Board accepts upset‑bid sale of dilapidated lot at 88 No Name Road with demolition requirement
Summary
The Macon County Board of Commissioners accepted the highest and last offer for a surplus lot at 88 No Name Road (Cartuga Jade Campground) for $1,000. The sale is conditioned on the buyer demolishing the dilapidated structure within six months of receiving the deed; the board voted 5–0 to accept the offer.
Macon County commissioners voted to accept the highest and last offer for a surplus lot at 88 No Name Road in the Cartuga Jade Campground and authorized the county to proceed with the upset‑bid sale under the conditions presented.
Board action and condition Staff said the parcel contains an ‘‘extremely dilapidated’’ structure that would cost an estimated $20,000 to demolish. The prior intent to rehabilitate the building proved impractical on further review. The board previously authorized the upset‑bid process; no upset bids were filed during the statutory period. At this meeting the board accepted the final offer of $1,000, with the buyer obligated to raze the structure within six months after receipt of the deed.
Why the sale was approved below assessed value County counsel and staff explained the board has discretionary authority to accept offers below assessed tax value; staff recommended sale to avoid the county incurring demolition costs and to remove a public‑safety liability. The board noted the buyer will assume demolition cost and liability for removing the existing structure.
Vote Commissioners approved the resolution accepting the bid and authorizing sale by voice vote, recorded as unanimous (5–0).
Next steps County staff will complete the sale process subject to the deed condition requiring demolition within six months and follow the upset‑bid closing procedures previously outlined.
Key quote County counsel/staff: "There was a building that would cost us about $20,000 to demolish…instead of the county incurring the cost, we sold it."
