NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

The Town Council of the Town of New Harmony, Indiana, will receive bids for the sale of real property listed below beginning on January 8, 2019, and continuing until 4:00 p.m. on February 7, 2019, subject to roadways, rights-of-way, and easements of record.

Descriptions of the properties are as follows:

1. The school property includes seven contiguous tax parcels totaling 31.185 acres (+/-). About nine acres are improved with the 55,298 square foot vacated school, parking, shed, barn and yard area. Approximately 5.0 acres to the north end were the former ball fields, and about 4 acres to the south are a low-lying area which was excavated for fill for development of the school. The eastern 13.185 acres are partly cropland (about 10 acres) but also include an overhead power line running north to south and a walking/cart path.

This property is commonly known as 1000 East Street. The minimum bid for this property is $80,000 for the complete 31.185 acres (+/-), or $10,000 for the 5.0 acres (+/-), which contain the former school building and adjacent parking lot. The Town will entertain any and all bids for all or a part of the property.

The property may not be sold to a person who is ineligible under LC. 36-1-11-16. A bid submitted by a trust (as defined in LC. 30-4-1-1-(a) must identify each:
a. Beneficiary of the trust; and
b. Settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.

The purchaser shall be responsible for all closing costs, the cost of title insurance, and if applicable, the cost of surveying.

Bids for the above listed properties should be delivered to the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 520 Church Street, New Harmony, Indiana, no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 7, 2019. Questions may be directed to the Clerk-Treasurer’ Office at 812-682-4846.