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23 <br /> Vice-Chair Fowler said 28 properties were listed a couple of years ago for non-profits for <br /> affordable housing purposes and only 1 was acceptable and all the others were deemed non- <br /> usable. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how those properties were marketed before. <br /> Vice-Chair Fowler said the information on all properties was given to the housing <br /> nonprofits in the county. She said for the two properties on the agenda tonight, one of them is <br /> landlocked and has no easement, and the other has an electrical tower running right through the <br /> middle of it. <br /> Alan Dorman confirmed that one of the properties has a transmission tower on it and <br /> showed a picture: <br /> AL <br /> Alan Dorman said the potential buyer wants to have a 24/7 self-serve retail farm product <br /> sales through a smart locker system on the land. He said he doesn't know if that is possible or <br /> not, but he is willing to pay the county $8,250 for the right to buy the land. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if that is for one acre of land. <br /> Alan Dorman answered yes. <br /> Going back to Vice-Chair Fowler's comments, Commissioner Greene said the last time <br /> there was a tranche of affordable housing money, the county looked at all pieces of county-owned <br /> land that could possibly be used for affordable housing. Non-profits were invited to look at the <br /> properties, and there was only one property that one non-profit was interested in. She said this <br /> list of properties did not include the two properties on the agenda tonight because, presumably, <br /> they could not be developed for affordable housing. <br /> Commissioner Carter asked John Roberts to repeat the options for selling. <br /> John Roberts said the options are advertisement for sealed bids, negotiated offer <br /> advertisement, upset bid public auction, and exchange. He explained that with an exchange, it <br /> doesn't have to involve comparably valued properties; it can be a county property exchanged for <br /> dollars and some other property or something like that. He said the only other sale option is a <br /> private sale directly to a nonprofit for a public purpose. <br /> Commissioner Carter asked which methods were used for these two properties. <br /> Alan Dorman said these two properties would be sold through an upset bid process. He <br /> said if the Board approves the start of the upset bid process, the final offer will come back before <br /> the Board for approval. <br />