Rome-Floyd County Land Bank Authority

Lba Box

Purpose

The LBA is a public entity authorized by state law and created pursuant to an intergovernmental contract between Floyd County and the City of Rome dated February 28, 2017. It is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Floyd County Commission and by the Rome City Commission.
The LBA is established to acquire the tax delinquent properties, surplus properties of the local governments, and other properties in order to foster the public purpose of returning land which is a nonrevenue-generating, nontax-producing status to an effective utilization status in order to provide affordable housing, new industry and jobs for the citizens of Georgia.

Mission

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Members

The Rome-Floyd County Land Bank Authority is comprised of five members with two appointed by the City, two appointed by the County and one at large member appointed jointly. Members will serve a four-year term. The presence of the majority of members shall constitute a quorum.

Rome City:

Roger Smith- Term Expires 12/2021

Harry Brock- Term Expires 12/2019

Floyd County:

Davis Mathis- Term Expires 12/2019

Rick Gilbert- Term Expires 12/2019

Joint/At Large:

Rob Ware- Term Expires 12/2021

Meetings

The Rome-Floyd County Land Bank Authority generally meets on the first Friday of each month at 8:30am in the Carnegie Building Training Room. The meeting may be cancelled if there is no business to transact that month or for lack of a quorum available.

Meeting dates for 2018:

January 5th February 2nd March 2nd April 6th May 4th June 1st

AVAILABLE PROPERTIES:

Land Bank Owned

Floyd County Owned

FEATURED PROPERTY

APPLICATION PROCESS

An application for purchase must be submitted for consideration by the LBA Board. Submitted applications will be process and posted to the public for a minimum of 30 days and scheduled for the next Land Bank meeting. (please call if unsure of deadline). A non-refundable processing fee of $35 is required for all applications.

Application form

Interested in Donating Land/Properties

If you have a parcel of land and/or property that you would like to donate to the Land Bank Authority, you may submit you information for consideration.

More information

For more information on the Rome-Floyd County Land Bank Authority or to inquire about parcel donations or sales, please call Community Development staff at (706) 236-4477, or email bfox@romega.us sparris@romega.us.