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Supervisors review sale of DHS property and ask staff to check DOT agreement and underground tank records
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Summary
The board discussed a pending sale of the DHS maintenance/garage property, the recorded 2080 agreement with DOT for shared utilities and driveway, who pays closing costs, and whether an underground storage tank was ever installed; staff will locate sale documents and, if needed, coordinate with the buyer’s attorney and DOT.
Supervisors reviewed the pending sale of the county’s DHS maintenance/garage property and discussed steps needed to complete the transaction and address potential environmental questions. The buyer signed a purchase agreement and paid the $5,000 deposit last week, staff said, and several procedural questions remain about the recorded 2080 agreement with the DOT that provides for shared well, septic and driveway access.
Board members asked who will pay closing and abstract costs; staff said typical seller obligations may apply but the county will confirm details and obtain an abstract order. A supervisor asked whether an underground storage tank was ever installed; drawings noted a future tank location but it was unclear whether a tank was installed, later removed or never present. Staff said they will search DOT and state DNR records and provide the DOT agreement and contact information to the buyer’s attorney so the parties can coordinate.
If monitoring wells or a tank removal occurred in the past, staff noted, the county likely would have records showing monitoring requirements; supervisors said there has not been any known contamination. The board directed staff to locate the original DOT agreement and email the buyer’s contact so follow-up can proceed, and to begin an abstract order if necessary. No final action to close or alter sale terms was taken at the meeting.
