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"s \� A�abarrus A County Schools L%,N, Engaging minds.Shaping futures. June 19, 2017 The Honorable Mr. Steve Morris, Chair Ms. Diane Honeycutt,Vice Chair Ms. Liz Poole Mr. Lynn Shue Mr. Blake Kiger Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners 65 Church Street, SE Concord,NC 28026 Re: Request to sale Long School Property Dear Board of Commissioners: As of July 1,2017,Cabarrus County Schools will no longer hold the Headstart grant,therefore it is unnecessary for the district to own the Long School Property. For this reason,Cabarrus County Schools wishes to sell the Long School Property in an upset bid process. Below you will find GS115C-518 that references the counties first right to purchase the property. We respectfully request the commissioners refuse their first right and allow CCS to start the upset bid process. § 115C-518. Disposition of school property; easements and rights-of-way. (a)When in the opinion of any local board of education the use of any building site or other real property or personal property owned or held by the board is unnecessary or undesirable for public school purposes, the local board of education may dispose of such according to the procedures prescribed in General Statutes, Chapter 160A, Article 12, or any successor provisions thereto. Provided, when any real property to which the board holds title is no longer suitable or necessary for public school purposes, the board of county commissioners for the county in which the property is located shall be afforded the first opportunity to obtain the property. The board of education shall offer the property to the board of commissioners at a fair market price or at a price negotiated between the two boards. If the board of commissioners does not choose to obtain the property as offered, the board of education may dispose of such property according to the procedure as herein provided. Provided that no State or federal regulations would prohibit such action. For the purposes of this section references in Chapter 160A, Article 12, to the "city,"the "council," or a specific city official are deemed to refer, respectively, to the school administrative unit, the board of education, and the school administrative official who most nearly performs the same duties performed by the specified city official. A local board of education may also sell any property other than real property through the facilities of the North Carolina Department of Administration. The proceeds of any sale of real property or from any lease for a term of over one year shall be applied to reduce G-9 Page 374