Douglas County packet recommends removing reversionary clause on Sutherlin parcel

Douglas County’s agenda packet includes a Land Department recommendation to prepare a new quitclaim deed removing a reversion clause contained in a 2001 Bargain and Sale Deed between Douglas County and Umpqua Community Development Corporation (UCDC) for parcel R122297, located at 303 Taylor St., Sutherlin.

The quitclaim instrument in the packet states the county, as grantor, releases and quitclaims any interest it may have in the property to Judy H. Peterman, the named grantee, and notes that the true and actual consideration for the conveyance is $nil. The packet cautions that buyers should verify land-use status with city or county planning departments and includes standard statutory notices about farm and forest practices and lot legality.

Exhibit A in the packet identifies the property as Lot 5, Calapooia Crossing (Recording No. 2002-24670). The quitclaim language says the deed is executed to extinguish the restriction, condition and reversion rights set forth in an earlier instrument recorded under Instrument No. 2001-27610.

The land item appears on the agenda for board consideration; the packet does not record a vote or final board action. The materials provided contain the quitclaim text and the parcel description but do not specify the reason the Land Department is seeking removal of the clause beyond the recommendation to prepare a new deed.