Jefferson County Land Bank board approves multiple lot sales and land transfers

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners recessed and reconvened as the Jefferson County Land Bank Board on March 9 and approved a series of lot sales, a quit claim deed transfer and related items.

Chair David Christy presented a quit claim deed transferring specified lots from the Commission to the Land Bank; he moved to transfer the lots and to sign on the Board’s behalf, and the motion passed unanimously. The Land Bank then approved multiple sale motions, each by a recorded motion and second and with unanimous consent among the three commissioners on the dais.

Notable approvals included:

- Lot 712 (Lakeside Village) to Jennifer Sherman for $500 (SEG 019). - Lots 32 and 33, Block X (Lakeshore Estates) to Kenneth G. Schmidt for $1,000 total ($500 per lot) (SEG 020). - Lots 43 and 44, Block X (Lakeshore Estates) to Jesse and Misty Rose Liggett for $1,000 total (SEG 021). - Lots 16 and 17, Block B (Lakeshore Estates) to Lindee Ellison and Joseph Liggett for $1,000 total (treated as two $500 lots), subject to the applicants purchasing each lot separately (SEG 022). - Lots 518 and 519 (Lakewood Hills Unit III) to M.A. Kautsch for $2,000 ($1,000 per lot) (SEG 023). - Lots 193 and 206 awarded to Kevin Newman for a total of $3,300 after competitive bidding ($2,300 for Lot 193; $1,000 for Lot 206) (SEGs 024–025). - A conditional land swap involving Lot 47 (Block T Lakeshore Estates) proposed by Melinda Guffey; the swap was approved contingent on cleanup of other lots, a letter from Lakeshore Estates confirming no violations, and a written timeline (SEG 026). - Lot 11 (Block J) to Logan M. Moore for $1,000 contingent on cleaning up the lot within 60 days (SEG 027). - Multiple Lakeside Village lots (phased plan) to Gabriel Karam and Diana Mlayess, approved contingent on receipt of a site plan and a 60‑day contingency; Lot 62 was later declined by the applicants (SEG 028). - Eight lots (including Lot 62 at a $1,000 bid) to Steven and Kayla McLeod for $4,500 total (SEG 029).

Where contingencies were recorded, the Board required documented timelines, cleanup within a specified window (typically 60 days) or submission of a site plan before final sale. The minutes record the standard procedural language "All in favor of the motion" for each approval; no dissenting votes were recorded.

After completing Land Bank business, the Board adjourned the Land Bank session and re‑opened as the Jefferson County Commission before adjourning the meeting for the day. The minutes do not show any formal appeals or litigation tied to the sales during the session.