Board directs surplus declaration and sale process for county parcel occupied by Merced Monuments

The Merced County Board of Supervisors heard a Public Works presentation on March 11 about a county-owned parcel (APN 035010056) that includes multiple uses and a portion occupied by tenant Merced Monuments. Public Works Director Nathan Bray told the board the county acquired the larger parcel from Southern Pacific Transportation in 1994 and entered into a lease with Merced Monuments in 1996; staff proposed finding the sale exempt from CEQA, declaring the portion occupied by Merced Monuments surplus land, and directing the public works director to advertise and solicit sealed proposals with a minimum bid of $80,000.