Woodland Township to auction 4007 Route 563 after demolition cost of about $40,000

Woodland Township officials agreed during an executive session on July 23, 2025, to list the township-owned property at 4007 Route 563 on the GovDeals online auction platform with a minimum bid of $45,000 after the clerk said demolition of an unsafe structure cost roughly $40,000.

Maryalice Brown, the township clerk and administrator, told the committee she had received a letter of interest in the parcel and had contacted the adjoining owner “several times” to try to negotiate a direct sale but that effort was unsuccessful. Brown said, "The demolition of the former unsafe structure on the property cost approximately $40,000," and the committee reached consensus to move the property to an online auction with a $45,000 minimum bid.

The discussion indicates the township is shifting from direct negotiation to a public sale after incurring the demolition expense. The record does not show a formal motion recorded with a mover, a second, or a roll-call vote; the minutes state the committee’s consensus to use GovDeals, and the clerk signed the record of the session.

The transcript does not identify any purchaser, specify listing deadlines or reserve procedures beyond the stated minimum bid, nor record a formal vote tally. The clerk’s entry also notes a letter of interest but does not name the sender or provide the proposed purchase price. The record indicates a partial and full release date of August 27, 2025 for the transcript.

Next steps implied by the record are administrative: listing the parcel on GovDeals and processing bids according to the platform’s and township’s procedures. No further approvals, buyer identity, or closing timeline were recorded in the released transcript.