Disposition of County Property - Howell Station "Old Sandpit Area" - Parcel 12594-001-00

• Department: Board of Supervisors
• Deadline: May 23, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL COUNTY PROPERTY

Marion County is seeking to sell by Quit Claim Deed Parcel 12594-001-00, known as “Sandpit Area”.Legal description for the property as contained in deed 53-14 is:

For a parcel of ground bought for a gravel pit and described as follows:

            Commencing at a point on the South line of the right of way of the Wabash Railroad and one hundred and fifteen (115) feet west of the east line of the North West quarter of the South West quarter of Section Twenty (20) Township Seventy Six (76) North and of Range Eighteen (18) West of the 5th P.M. and running thence South Two Hundred and fifty four and four tenths (254.4) feet, thence West Five Hundred and Seventy one and five tenths (571.5) feet, thence North Sixty nine (69°) degrees Forty Eight minutes (48’) East, Six Hundred and Ten (610) feet to the South line of the right of way of the said Wabash Railroad, and thence South Forty (40°) degrees Forty Two (42’) minutes East, Four Hundred and Eighty three and five tenths (483.5) feet to the point of beginning, and containing Four and Eighty One hundredth (4.81) acres, more or less.

            This is a parcel of land in the said North West quarter of the South West quarter of Section Twenty (20) Township Seventy Six (76) and of Range Eighteen (18) West of the 5th P.M. and lies South of the right of way of the Wabash Railroad and west of the Knoxville-Pella County Highway.

The County will be accepting sealed bids beginning with the date of this publication.  Bids will be accepted at the Marion County Auditor’s Office located on the second floor of the Marion County Courthouse, 214 East Main St., Knoxville, IA 50138.  Bids must be received, not post-marked, no later than close of business at 4:30 p.m. on May 23, 2025. Bids will be opened, and action taken on the bids at the Board of Supervisors regularly scheduled meeting on May 27, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.  Additional publication will be published noticing May 27, 2025, meeting to comply with Iowa Code.

Any questions regarding the sale process may be directed to Assistant Marion County Attorney Ross Gibson at 641-828-2223.  Prospective bidders wishing to view the property, please contact the Marion County Conservation Office at 641-828-2213.

• Notice of Intent to Sell County Property - Howell Station "Old Sandpit Area"
• Beacon Aerial - Howell Station "Old Sandpit Area"