State Law: Sale of Municipal Property

[Teresa Gallagher]

Reposting this from last August – state law requires a public hearing prior to the sale of municipal property if the fair market value is over $10,000 EXCEPT:  If the land is a park, open space, or playground, then the $10,000 threshold does not apply.

The property you discussed selling in Pine Rock Park we had listed as an open space parcel. Make it sound like you were in favor of selling open space there but not Wesley. However, I think the Pine Rock Park property was probably acquired for backtaxes and I don’t know why it was ever included in the open space inventory. I think that is an important distinction.

2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 7 - Municipalities
Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers
Section 7-163e - Public hearing on the sale, lease or transfer of real property owned by a municipality.

 

Universal Citation: CT Gen Stat § 7-163e (2012)

(a) The legislative body of a municipality, or in any municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting or representative town meeting, the board of selectmen, shall conduct a public hearing on the sale, lease or transfer of real property owned by the municipality prior to final approval of such sale, lease or transfer. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper having a general circulation in such municipality where the real property that is the subject of the hearing is located at least twice, at intervals of not less than two days, the first not more than fifteen days or less than ten days and the last not less than two days before the date set for the hearing. The municipality shall also post a sign conspicuously on the real property that is the subject of the public hearing.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to (1) sales of real property, except parkland, open space or playgrounds, if the fair market value of such property does not exceed ten thousand dollars, (2) renewals of leases where there is no change in use of the real property, and (3) the sale, lease or transfer of real property acquired by the municipality by foreclosure.

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