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Commissioners consider review of surplus county land for sale to boost taxable inventory
Summary
A commissioner proposed that the county review and consider selling surplus county-owned parcels (including a Castledale lot and a small sliver in Green River) to increase taxable parcels; the planning commission recommended the county commission take up the idea.
Commissioner Tyler Jeffs urged the county to inventory surplus county-owned parcels and explore selling or repurposing properties that are not serving county functions so they can return to the tax rolls or be developed. Jeffs said some county parcels, including a sliver in Green River and land near Castle Dale, appear underused and could be sold or placed under development stipulations.
"Emery County owns surplus properties that I don't think that they need to be hanging on to," Jeffs said during the meeting, arguing that selling underused county parcels could increase tax revenue and make unused land productive. Commissioners discussed the Huntington senior-center parcel (which has undergone transfer in the past) and the merits of selling or transferring small parcels. Planning staff said the proposal is properly a county-commission issue and recommended that the county commissioners review specific parcels and consider stipulations (for example, development required within a set period after sale). The planning commission did not take final action but agreed that the county commission should examine specific sites and possible sale conditions.
