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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 6, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-j <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Sale of 0.27 Acre Property, GIS PIN #985833971, Hillsborough, NC <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Map Showing Location and Tax Alan Dorman, Assistant Director of Asset <br /> Value of Property Management Services, 919-245- <br /> 2. Offer to Purchase from Daniel and 2627 <br /> Jean Ricca Steven Arndt, Director of Asset <br /> 3. Resolution Authorizing the Sale and Management Services, 919-245- <br /> Upset Bid Process for 0.27 Acre 2658 <br /> Property, GIS PIN #985833971 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a resolution authorizing the sale of a County-owned 0.27 acre property, <br /> GIS PIN #9779088613, Hillsborough, NC, through a negotiated offer, advertisement, and upset <br /> bid process. <br /> BACKGROUND: The County owns a 0.27 acre property, GIS PIN #985833971, in Hillsborough. <br /> The property is comprised of a narrow slice of land that of little value to the County (Attachment <br /> 1 - Map of Property). The Orange County Tax Administration Office has valued the land at $3,800 <br /> (Attachment 1). Daniel and Jean Ricca, adjacent property owners, approached the County with <br /> an offer to purchase for $4,000 and have submitted the proper documents and a certified check <br /> for $200. <br /> This property was originally created when the surrounding subdivision was approved and <br /> recorded in 1996. The developer deeded the fee simple ownership to Orange County and Parcel <br /> Identification Numbers (PINs)were assigned. The subject parcel was never reserved or dedicated <br /> as a public or private right-of-way. It was common practice in the 1990s to create these lots as <br /> "place holders" in the event that adjacent tracts were developed and connectivity was needed. <br /> In accordance with North Carolina General Statute 160A-269, public property may be sold through <br /> a negotiated offer, advertisement, and upset bid process. All offers for the purchase of County <br /> property must be presented to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration. Attachment <br /> 3 is a resolution authorizing the sale of the property through an upset bid process. Should the <br /> Board approve the offer for the sale of this property in this manner; a notice of sale will immediately <br /> be placed in a local paper and on the County's Purchasing web page. The notice shall contain a <br /> general description of the property, the amount and terms of the offer, and a notice that within ten <br />