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Hamlet approves sale of six city parcels to Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing
Summary
Council approved selling six small parcels near Memorial Park to Habitat for Humanity at tax value; contract terms include automatic reversion to the city if Habitat fails to develop affordable housing on the parcels within five years.
The Hamlet City Council voted to transfer six small, city‑owned parcels near Memorial Park to Habitat for Humanity at each parcel’s tax value, with a five‑year development covenant that reverts unsold or undeveloped parcels back to the city.
City staff summarized the parcels and showed a map; parcel tax values in the meeting packet ranged approximately from $1,100 to $3,100. Staff said a clause in the conveyance requires Habitat for Humanity to develop affordable housing on each parcel within five years, or ownership will automatically revert to the city. Council asked no substantive questions and approved the sale at tax value after a motion and second.
The transfer is intended to stimulate affordable housing development in North Hamlet; the council’s action authorizes staff to proceed with conveyance under the stated terms and to monitor compliance with the five‑year development requirement.
