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Des Moines County supervisors approve sealed-bid sale of former public health building; minimum bid set at $125,000
Summary
After a closed session, the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 2025-47 to dispose of the county's former health building at 522 North 3rd Street, Burlington, by sealed bid and set a minimum bid of $125,000. The board cited Iowa Code §331.361 for authority to sell county property.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 9 to dispose of the county's former public health building at 522 North 3rd Street in Burlington by sealed bid, adopting Resolution 2025-47 and setting a minimum bid of $125,000.
The matter was discussed in closed session under Iowa Code §21.5 to consider the purchase or sale of particular real estate and then brought back into the public meeting. The resolution describes the property as Lot 241 and part of Lot 242 in the Original City of Burlington and states the county proposes disposition by sealed bid pursuant to Iowa Code §331.361.
The resolution was presented for approval and the motion carried on the recorded voice vote of the supervisors present. The board directed staff to publish sealed-bid instructions and a bidding timeline; the packet materials indicate staff will set and publish bid dates in the coming days. The county said the sale will be subject to a 15-foot assessment for maintenance and retaining-wall access noted in the property description.
Also during the regular meeting the board approved routine items including a Class C liquor license for "Traveling Six," several personnel actions (including a rate adjustment for a Motor Vehicle Department clerk and a resignation in Public Health), and the minutes from the Sept. 2 meeting. Those votes were taken in open session and carried by voice vote.
What happens next: The county will publish sealed-bid instructions and a timeline and accept bids per the resolution. Interested bidders should monitor county announcements for the public bid opening date and submission details. The county clerk’s office is the contact point for bidding questions.
Authority cited in meeting materials: Iowa Code §21.5 (closed-session authority for purchase/sale of particular real estate) and Iowa Code §331.361 (authority for county disposal of real property).
