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Alma board votes to sell long‑held 2‑acre parcel by sealed bid
Summary
The board approved a motion to sell a two‑acre parcel the district acquired by donation in 1908; sealed bids are to be received by noon Sept. 10 and opened at the Sept. 11 board meeting, and the district reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The Alma School District board voted to offer a two‑acre parcel for sale by sealed bid after staff discovered the property listed in county records as district‑owned. Speaker 5 said the lot appears in the North Carver County/Ruby area and was donated to "school district number 70 in 1908 for purposes of school," but is tax‑exempt and not in active use.
Speaker 5 moved "to sell the property by sealed bids to be received at the administration office by noon on September 10 to be opened at the September 11 board meeting" and asked administration to handle posting and publication; the motion was seconded and carried. Board members clarified that the district's bid template includes language reserving the right to reject any and all bids.
Members debated valuation approaches and disposal options: Speaker 3 suggested sealed bids or a realtor listing if the bids were unsatisfactory; several speakers described the likely value qualitatively ("not 25,000 an acre, but it's also not 1,000 an acre"). No minimum price was set during the meeting. The board recorded the motion and vote but did not publish a final appraisal or target price at the time of the meeting.
Next steps are for administration to prepare the sealed bid package, include the district's rejection clause, and publish sale notices on social media and other channels as deemed appropriate.
