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Commission Minutes--April 5, 1999 1960 Harry Johnson, Fargo, said a new jail is needed and the sales tax option is the best way to fund it. As far as a preferred site, he viewed the property near the intersection of 34th Street and 4th Avenue South, and he believes that location is very adequate for a new facility. Mrs. Quick invited any additional comments from the audience on the proposed jail site and hearing none, the discussion was closed. 11. FLOOD UPDATE, Report from Lake Agassiz Regional Council Irv Rustad, Lake Agassiz Regional Council, provided a hand-out listing 13 homes sold on bids and totaling $107,000 from the flood buy-out program. Mr. Rustad also submitted a request for a buy-out contract amendment between Cass County and the Lake Agassiz Regional Development Corporation for an additional $20,250. He said he would need a resolution drafted, and the Commission placed the item on the next agenda. 12. DEED TRANSACTION DELAYED, Road right-of-way along Highway 81 The board deferred action at the March 1, 1999, meeting on a request by County Engineer, Keith Berndt, to deed approximately three acres of Highway 81 right-of-way in the SE 1/4 of Section 15, Reed Township, back to the adjacent landowner because the property is no longer used as right-of-way. MOTION, failed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the sale of 3.3 acres in the SE 1/4 of Section 15, Township 140 North, Range 49 West, no longer used as highway right-of-way and as described on the Quit Claim Deed provided by Mr. Berndt, for the amount of $1 ,000 offered by the adjacent landowner. Discussion: Mr. Koenig said he talked with Mr. Berndt about a selling price of $100 to get the land back on the tax rolls. Mrs. Quick agreed with Mr. Koenig that the selling price should be closer to the purchase price of $296 when the county first acquired the land. AMENDED MOTION, failed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to amend the motion to sell the property for $300 per acre. Discussion: Mr. Wieland said land values have increased far more than three times since the land was purchased in 1936, and the adjacent landowner has offered to pay up to $1,000 for the parcel. At the call for the question, the amended motion failed on a 2-2 vote with Mr. Koenig and Mrs. Quick opposing. At the call for the question, the original motion failed on a 2-2 vote with Mr. Koenig and Mrs. Quick opposing. MOTION, failed for lack of a second Mr. Koenig moved to sell the above parcel to the adjacent landowner for the amount of $300, which is what the county paid for it. Motion failed for lack of a second. Mr. Wieland said the county is entitled to a small amount of return on the property. He suggested asking for written bids on the abandoned right-of-way to see if there is any other interest in this parcel.