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Avery County commissioners authorize sale of vacant parcel #1821-02-78-6500 to Samuel and Sarah Woodie for $8,000
Summary
The Avery County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution authorizing the sale of vacant parcel #1821-02-78-6500 to Samuel and Sarah Woodie for $8,000, noting the required 5% deposit was paid and there were no upset bids after advertisement. The motion passed 4-0.
The Avery County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 17, 2025 adopted a resolution authorizing the sale of a vacant lot identified as tax parcel #1821-02-78-6500 (recorded in Book 480 Page 1502) to Samuel and Sarah Woodie for $8,000.
The minutes state the County received an $8,000 offer from Samuel Woodie and Sarah Woodie and that the buyers paid the required five percent deposit. The property had been declared surplus and advertised for sale; the transcript records that no upset bids were received.
The board cited North Carolina General Statute § 160A-269, which permits the county to sell property by upset bid after receipt of an offer. The minutes also note the board had previously approved selling the property "as is" at its Aug. 4, 2025 meeting.
Commissioner Robert Burleson moved to adopt the resolution authorizing the sale; Commissioner Junior Benfield seconded. The motion passed unanimously among those present (4-0). The resolution authorizes the Chair to execute the deed to the buyers upon receipt of the bid proceeds.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:09 a.m.
