Notice of Intent to Convey Real Estate

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONVEY REAL ESTATE

The Selectboard of the Town of St. Johnsbury hereby gives notice pursuant to 24 VSA Sec. 1061 of its intent to sell real estate.

Property Description

The land and premises proposed to be sold is more particularly described as follows:

Being a 2 unit residential building and garage on approximately 0.22 acres located at 955 Portland Street in the Town of St Johnsbury, Vermont, and being all and the same property conveyed to the Town of St. Johnsbury by Tax Collector’s Deed of Chad L Whitehead, Town Manager and Collector of Taxes of and for the Town of St. Johnsbury dated August 31, 2020 and recorded in Book 460 Page 39 of the St. Johnsbury Land Records

Reference may be had to the above-mentioned deed and its record and to all prior deeds and their records for a more complete and particular description of the property hereby conveyed.

Proposed Sale

The Town of St. Johnsbury intends to sell the property after having listed the property through a real estate agent to Isaac Jacobs in the amount of $50,000. 

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO OBJECT

Notice is hereby given that if a Petition signed by 5% of the legal voters of the Town of St. Johnsbury objecting to the proposed conveyance is presented to the St. Johnsbury Town Clerk on or before February 25, 2023 the Selectboard shall cause the question of whether the Municipality shall convey the real estate to be considered at a special or annual meeting called for that purpose.

If no Petition is filed pursuant to 24 VSA Sec. 1061 (a) (2) the Selectboard will cause a deed of said land and premises signed and delivered to Isaac Jacobs.

Dated at St. Johnsbury, in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont, this 23^th day of January, 2023.

ST. JOHNSBURY SELECT BOARD

Frank Empsall, Chairman

Dennis Smith

Brendan Hughes

Steven Isham

Tracy Zschau