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Commission approves no‑bid for 32 tax‑sale parcels, debates 10 more tied to environmental risks
Summary
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution advising the chancery clerk not to bid on 32 tax‑sale properties the Land Bank found to pose environmental or financial risks and debated a second set of 10 contested parcels before approving them with amended language to document concerns.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution asking the chancery court clerk not to place bids on 32 county tax‑sale parcels that the Land Bank identified as posing environmental risk or financial liability. The board also approved a second, related resolution concerning 10 additional parcels after debate over whether those sites met the statutory standard.
Land Bank Administrator Esther Sykes told the commission the 42 parcels at issue had a mix of problems that ranged from vacants and wooded lots to former gas stations, dry‑cleaning operations and other former commercial uses with longer historic operations. County environmental staff and the Land Bank briefed commissioners that several properties carry environmental cleanup risk because of long operational…
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