Section 307.82 | Selling unused parks and park lands.
Upon the vacation of parks or park lands, the board of county commissioners shall offer such lands for sale at a public auction at the courthouse of the county in which such lands are situated. No lands shall be sold until the board gives notice of intention to sell such lands. Such notice shall be published once a week for four consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods:
(A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which sale is to be had;
(B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code;
(C) On the web site and social media account of the county in which sale is to be had.
The board shall sell such lands to the highest and best bidder, provided, the board may reject any and all bids made hereunder.
When such sale is made, the auditor of the county in which sale is had and in which such lands are located, shall enter into a deed, conveying said lands to the purchaser thereof. At the time of sale, the auditor shall place the lands sold hereunder on the tax duplicate of the county at a value to be established by the auditor as in cases where the auditor re-enters property which has been tax exempt on the taxable list of the county.
The proceeds from the sale of lands sold pursuant to this section shall be placed in the general fund of the county in which such lands are located and may be disbursed as other general fund moneys.
Last updated January 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 29, 2011 – House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly [ View September 29, 2011 Version ]
- April 9, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 497 - 135th General Assembly [ View April 9, 2025 Version ]