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Van Buren County accepts sealed bids for two parcels; third parcel gets no offers
Summary
The Van Buren County Board of Supervisors accepted sealed bids for two county parcels northeast of Farmington — $1,300 for Parcel A and $350 for Parcel B — and recorded that Parcel C received no bids; the board will keep Parcel C in county ownership and consider options including re‑notice or timbering.
The Van Buren County Board of Supervisors voted July 14 to accept sealed bids for two county parcels offered at public hearing, while a third parcel attracted no offers. The board accepted an offer of $1,300 for Auditor’s Parcel A and $350 for Auditor’s Parcel B and directed staff to prepare a resolution and recording documents.
The county had re‑surveyed and appraised three small parcels northeast of Farmington and republished the statutorily required 60‑day notice to adjoining owners and heirs, county staff said. No public comments or objections were submitted during the notice period, the county representative told the board.
Under the resolution read by staff, the board cited Iowa Code section 331.361 as authority to dispose of county real property and recorded the county’s acquisition of the lots by quitclaim deed in 1963. The board’s action accepts the two sealed offers and maintains county ownership of Auditor’s Parcel C because there was no bid submitted for that lot.
Supervisors discussed options for Parcel C, including re‑advertising, contacting adjacent landowners and exploring limited timbering to realize value if logging is feasible. One supervisor suggested checking bidder registration and the feasibility of logging before deciding whether to reissue the parcel for sale.
The board voted by voice without recorded dissent to accept the two bids and instructed staff to finalize the resolution and forward executed copies for recording and publication.
