Sec. 7-163e. Public hearing on the sale, lease or transfer of real property owned by a municipality.
Sec. 7-163e. Public hearing on the sale, lease or transfer of real property owned
by a municipality. (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 land 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 sales, lease or transfer of real property
acquired by the municipality by foreclosure.
(P.A. 07-218, S. 1; 07-251, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 07-251 added Subsec. (b)(3) re exception for property acquired by foreclosure.