g. Quit claim deed-abandoned highway right of way

Commission Minutes--April19, 1999 1969 county may sell it.at a public sale to the highest bidder, assuming the county felt the highest bid was sufficient. Frank Klein, County Director of Tax Equalization, was present today after being informed of this situation. He believes the value of the property in question would be less than$1,OOO.00 since it is abandoned right-of-way for which the county does not have an abstract, and there would be a cost involved in obtaining a warranty deed. . MOTIONs tabled Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr:. Meyer seconded to 'approve the sale of property 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 the County Engineer,'forthe sum of $500.00. Discussion: Mr. Koenig suggested a selling pric.o of $300.00 for this 3.3 acres of former highway right~of-way. He. doubted there' would be any interest in the property, other than the adjoining landowner. Mrs. Holmquist then presented some documents from the . North Dakota Department of Transportation co'ncerning the abandoned right~lI-way. At this point, the Board agreed to table the motion mQmentarily until the State's Attorney has an opportunity to examine the documents presented by Mrs. Holmquist. 11. ABATEMENT APPLICATION, Warren Dubbels Frank Kleinreported on his investigation of the abatement application of ~ Dubbels. He recommends denying the abatemenfbecause the 19'97 v~!uation was already reduc~d because of flood damage to the unfinished basement. The Stanley. Towns hip Board also recommends: denying the abatement based upon a report from the Stanley Township Assessor. . '. . ...''1-.:;.... Mr. Dubbels was present and addressed the Board at this time. He:said flood wa.terfilledhis basement in 1997 to within an inch or two of the floor joists, and water in the out-buildings was chest-high. Mr. DubQel's concern is that the taxes were reduced for.one'year and then went back. up in 1998 and 1999. -: Mr. _ Klein said the abatement application requests that the 1997 valuation be reduced to $38,900:' The township assessor lowered the valuation by $21,000 to $63,300 because of the 1997 flood, and the valuation increased after everything was put back in order. Mr. Klein said the prop~rty has value because it is a.'rural setting with!21 acres of land along the Red River, and delJ~lopment is occurring in the neighborhood. MOTIONs passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded that Abatement #4121 be denied for Warren Dubbels as rec.ommended by the' Oirector of Equalization and the Stanley Township Board. On roll call vote, motIon carried unanimously. 12. ABATEMENT APPLICATION, Clifton & Donna Rodenburg Frank KI,ein reported on his investigation of the abatement application of Clifton & Donna Rodenburg. He said it appears that sometime in the future, the owners may have to move their residence forward on the lot or move it to a different location because the river bank has experienced sliding for a number of ye,a~s. The Stanley Township Board recommends denying