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Ashland County committee approves sending RFP to realtors to market county-owned properties
Summary
Committee voted to solicit real-estate proposals to market county-owned parcels; members favored using an agent to set market prices and to notify adjacent landowners.
Ashland County committee members voted to send a request for proposals to realtors to market county-owned parcels and to establish an ongoing real-estate relationship for future property sales.
Committee staff presented a list of county-owned parcels acquired through tax foreclosure and explained that the committee must set appraised values or allow a market agent to price parcels. Staff and several committee members recommended hiring a realtor to provide market analysis and pricing and to handle outreach to adjacent landowners.
One member urged using a realtor because assessed values in some towns are out of date or at a percent of market; hiring an agent would avoid disputes from former owners about sale proceeds. A committee member proposed sending a request for proposals (RFP) that would require agents to perform market analyses, set listing prices, and notify adjacent owners. The committee approved the motion. The committee also discussed that some parcels might be hard to sell (for example, small outlots that are private roads) and that agents may prioritize more saleable parcels first.
Motion and vote: Committee member Gary Eder moved to send an RFP to realtors to sell the listed county-owned properties; Jim Schultz seconded the motion. The committee voted in favor; the motion passed.
