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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
<br />Anoka County, Minnesota
<br />DATE: November 25, 2014 RESOLUTION #2014-144
<br />OFFERED BY COMMISSIONER: Kordiak
<br />2014 CLASSIFICATION OF NON -CONSERVATION
<br />PROPERTY FOR LAND SALE PURPOSES
<br />WHEREAS, the real property described in the attached 2014 Classification List has forfeited to
<br />the state of Minnesota for the failure to pay ad valorem real estate taxes pursuant to the provisions of
<br />Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 279, Chapter 280, and Chapter 281; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners, Anoka County, Minnesota ("County
<br />Board"), has determined that it is advisable to sell the real property described in the 2014 Classification
<br />List (Exhibit A); and,
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 282.01, subdivision 1, the
<br />County Board is required to classify all tax -forfeited property as conservation or noxi -conservation; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the County Board has considered the present use of adjacent lands found in the
<br />2014 Classification List, the productivity of the soil, the character of forest or other growth, the
<br />accessibility of the lands listed to establish roads, schools, and other public services, and their peculiar
<br />suitability or desirability for particular uses; and,
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 282.01, subdivision 1(h), if
<br />the tax -forfeit property is located within the boundaries of an organized town or incorporated
<br />municipality, a classification, reclassification, and sale must first be approved by the town board of the
<br />town or governing body of the municipality in which the lands are located; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the town board of the town or the governing body of the municipality is considered
<br />to have approved the classification or reclassification and sale if the County Board is not notified of the
<br />disapproval of the classification or reclassification and sale within 60 days of the date the request for
<br />approval was transmitted to the town board of the town or governing body of the municipality; and,
<br />WHEREAS, if the town board or a governing body of a municipality or a park and recreation
<br />board in a city of the first-class desires to acquire any parcel lying in the town or municipality, it may file
<br />a written request with the county auditor pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section
<br />282.01, subdivision la; and,
<br />WHEREAS, upon written request to the county auditor from a state agency or governmental
<br />subdivision of the state, a parcel of unsold tax -forfeited land must be withheld from sale or lease to
<br />others for a maximum of six months ("withholding period"); and,
<br />WHEREAS, if the request is from a governmental subdivision of the state, the governmental
<br />subdivision must pay the maintenance cost incurred by the county during the period the parcel is
<br />withheld; and,
<br />WHEREAS, if a.town board, governing body of the municipality, or a governmental subdivision
<br />wishes to purchase a parcel of tax -forfeit property it shall do so during the withholding period; and,
<br />WHEREAS, if the town board, governing body of the municipality, or a governmental
<br />subdivision fails to submit an application and a resolution of the board or governing body to acquire the
<br />property within the withholding period, the county may offer the property for sale upon the expiration of
<br />the withholding period:
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that each parcel shown on the 2014 Classification List
<br />is hereby classified as non -conservation and approved for sale, subject to review by the town boards and
<br />governing bodies of municipalities in Anoka County under Minnesota Statutes Section 282.01.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Anoka County land commissioner shall forward a copy
<br />of this resolution to the town board of any organized township and to the governing body of an
<br />incorporated municipality in Anoka County for their review.
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