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Deadline looms on former post office

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Deadline looms for upset bids onformer post office

Anyone interested in buying the building that used to house the downtown post office has until 5 p.m. today to enter a bid.

The last bid on the county-owned building at 110 W. Innes St. came in at $58,181. To upset that offer, the next bid has to-be at least $61,185.05, according to the upset-bid formula.

Bidders must place a deposit equal to 5 percent of their offer.

The county will return the deposit on any bid not accepted.

Rowan County is selling the building “as is, where is” and it needs about $100,000 in repairs, county officials have said.

The U.S. Postal Service abandoned the downtown post office in early September as part of its plan to consolidate services and save money. Services and post office boxes have been moved to the East Innes Street post office.

On Sept. 7, the Rowan County Board of County Commissioners accepted a $50,000 offer for the building from Kurt and Carrie Gibson, starting the upset-bid process.

Commissioners must approve the final high offer before the sale is closed, which they would do within 30 days after the final upset bid-period has passed. The buyer must pay cash at closing.

Bids should be submitted to the office of the county clerk, Room 202 in the J. Newton Cohen Sr. Rowan County Administration Building, 130 West Innes Street.

For more information, contact the county clerk at the County Administration Building or by phone at 704-216-8180 during normal business hours.

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