Haralson County considers selling 2 acres adjacent to health department; board suggests appraisal

Haralson County commissioners heard a request from a neighboring business to purchase two acres owned by the Development Authority next to the county health department.

County staff said they spoke with the health department director, who indicated the department does not expect the two acres to be needed for future expansion. Gary Broadstreet, chair of the Development Authority, said the authority has not yet discussed the request internally and that his primary concern is preserving sufficient footprint for any future health-department expansion. County staff noted the parcel’s topography is poor and described it as effectively a hole.

Broadstreet suggested the county have the land appraised and sell it at fair market price if the board decides to proceed. Commissioners did not take a formal vote; the transcript records discussion and a recommendation to appraise the parcel before any sale.

No buyer name beyond a neighboring business was recorded in the transcript, and no sale price or contract terms were presented.