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Land committee approves two excess land transactions in Cass County
Summary
The Land Management Committee approved placing parcel GIN1890 (about 29 acres) into the excess land process with an asking price of $199,000 and accepted a $30,000 offer for parcel OIN831 (about 8.44 acres), clearing both for next steps after recorded roll-call votes.
The Land Management Committee voted May 27 to move parcel GIN1890 into the agency's excess land process and to accept an offer to sell parcel OIN831, both located in Cass County.
Mr. Fiser presented GIN1890 as a roughly 29-acre tract historically used for agriculture and currently subject to a flowage easement. He told the committee the recommended asking price is $199,000 (about $6,900 per acre) and requested approval to place the parcel into the excess land policy for disposition. Mr. Fiser said the right-of-first-refusal procedure will be re-applied when the parcel is offered: "we'll go through the existing process where the prior or original owner will be given a 90-day notice upon certified mail," followed by a 30-day notice to adjacent owners if there is no response.
A committee member noted the parcel's proposed sale price exceeds the agency's purchase price and asked whether that reflected settlement negotiations; Mr. Fiser said the parcel was retained during earlier settlement discussions and is now being released. The motion to forward GIN1890 through the excess lands policy carried on a roll-call vote called by the clerk.
On OIN831, Mr. Fiser reported the 8.44-acre parcel had been in the excess lands process for more than 90 days; the prior owner declined to bid and the parcel received public notice. The committee reviewed submitted offers and accepted the highest bid of $30,000, below the initial asking price of $42,000, citing the parcel’s tree cover and location. Mr. Zimmerman moved to accept the $30,000 offer and Miss Derek seconded; the motion passed on a roll-call vote.
Votes at a glance
• Action: Place GIN1890 into excess lands process (asking price noted at $199,000). Outcome: approved by roll call.
• Action: Accept sale of OIN831 for $30,000 (initial asking $42,000). Outcome: approved by roll call.
What this means
Approving these actions clears each parcel for the next administrative steps under the agency’s excess land policy: notifying prior and adjacent owners, completing any required title encumbrance acknowledgments (the flowage easement on GIN1890 was noted), and proceeding with sale logistics. Committee members emphasized the administrative burden of continued parcel management as a reason to finalize sales.
The committee did not specify a closing schedule for either parcel; those dates and any additional sale conditions were not provided in the meeting record. The committee then moved to other agenda items.
