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Chickasaw supervisors direct staff to draft tax‑sale ordinance for vacant property at 302 Southpointe Avenue
Summary
Supervisors voted to direct staff to draft a tax‑sale ordinance to enable transfer or rehabilitation of chronically vacant property at 302 Southpointe Avenue; staff outlined options including transferring the tax certificate to the city for redevelopment.
Board members discussed a long-vacant parcel at 302 Southpointe Avenue and the county’s options to return rundown properties to productive use. Staff explained the county currently holds a delinquent tax certificate and described two paths: the county could pursue tax‑sale deed and manage disposition itself, or the county could transfer the tax certificate to the city under state code so the city can complete tax‑sale deed steps and rehabilitate the parcel.
County staff recommended drafting a tax‑sale ordinance that would authorize transfer or rehabilitation under the relevant code section. A supervisor moved to direct staff to draft the ordinance and prepare required public-notice steps; the motion was seconded and approved by the board. Staff said the city would then follow its public‑hearing and redemption processes before converting certificates into deed and selling or rehabilitating the parcel.
Supervisors discussed costs (public-notice and legal steps), potential timing, and the relative merits of county versus city-led approaches. The board directed staff to return a draft ordinance for review at the next meeting.
