The Josephine County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved the sale of two properties as well as an annexation into the local library district.
The Board voted unanimously in favor of an order that confirmed the Sheriff's Property Sale of July 17th, accepted the Sheriff's Return of Sale, accepted the Sheriff's Certificate of Sale and Authorized the Distribution of Sale Proceeds.
Assistant Legal Counsel Stephanie Nutall testified two county-owned parcels were sold including a property on Grave Creek Road for $214,000 and another unnamed property for about $150,000. She said proceeds from the first sale will go to the Forestry Reserve account minus administrative fees. The second purchase was made with a land sale contract, with the proceeds to be collected over time.
Property Manager Helene Lulich testified that both properties were property tax foreclosures that had gone through the six-year foreclosure process. She said 11 remaining county-owned properties will be sold at a future Sheriff's auction.
All three Commissioners voted in favor of annexing a 40-acre property into the Josephine Community Library District. Former County Assessor Connie Roach represented the district during the public hearing. There was no public comment.
During Requests and Comments from Citizens, the Board heard from a citizen who complained about public education indoctrinating students to a socialistic agenda, a Williams resident who urged them to complete the Pipe Fork Sale, a man who is concerned about local homelessness, and two complaints about the Fire Hazard Map proposed by the Oregon Department of Forestry.
