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The city will soon be marketing properties it no longer needs more aggressively. Surplus land will be advertised and listed through Multiple Listing Service (MLS), which gathers and provides property information from realtors across Canada. “Council directed staff to list and market properties through MLS in the near future,” said Andrew Bailey, the city’s real estate/risk manager. The decision was made by city council during an in-camera session, which is closed to the public and the media, two weeks ago. Currently, when city properties go on the market, the
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only form of advertising is signage on the property and, more recently, a notice on the city’s website. So far, two pieces of surplus land have been posted on the city’s home page – one on Passage View Drive and another on Menzies Way. The first is zoned for a residential home and the second is an industrial property which has been divided into sections; a few have already been sold. The chunk up for sale is 26.9 acres, located just north of the city, off Duncan Bay Road. The Passage View property is .165 of an acre and is for sale for $81,000; the land on Menzies Way is yet to be appraised. Bailey said it can be difficult Continued on A3
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