Legal Advertisement NOTICE TO BIDDERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Elizabethtown, Indiana, will accept written bids at the Office of Clerk-Treasurer, via United States Postal Service, PO Box 192, Elizabethtown, Indiana 47232.Sealed bids, via United States Postal Service, must be received by noon, March 30, 2026, and in person bids must be accepted between 5:00 – 5:30 pm, March 31, 2026, at the Elizabethtown townhall, for the purchase of the following described real estate, situated in the Town of Elizabethtown, Township of Sandcreek, Bartholomew County, State of Indiana: Commonly known as: 308 Pennsylvania Street, Elizabethtown, IN 47232 Tax Parcel Number: 03-86-13-310-000.400-019 Legal Description: Lots 15 &16 except 60” off SW each end-Adams Addition, also: The R/W relinquishment by the Town of Elizabethtown, per Ordinance #44-12012-7104. Sixty feet parallel lines off the Northwest end of lots numbered fifteen (15) and sixteen (16) in William C. Adam’s addition to the Town of Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, State of Indiana. SUBJECT TO A GENERAL UTILITY EASEMENT OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS THE NORTH 40.13 FEET OF SAID TRACT, RESERVED BY THE TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN, AS WELL AS ANY WATER, OR ELECTRIC EASEMENTS. This property has had previous water and sewer available on site. The purchaser would need to locate. The Town has set the minimum bid starting price at no less than twenty-two thousand dollars. ($22,000.00) This will cover and release all liens owed to the town. The real estate may not be sold to a person who is ineligible under IC 36-1-11-16. An offer to purchase the real estate submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each: (a) beneficiary of the trust; and (b) settlor empower to revoke or modify the trust. Any eligible bidder may make an offer on the above-described real estate and all offers must be in writing, include the name, address and telephone number of the bidder and the offered purchase price for the real estate. The Town reserves the right to sell the real estate to the highest and best eligible bidder. Further, the Town reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding process. Terms: Ten Percent (10%) cash earnest money deposit upon acceptance of the offer, and the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within thirty (30) days thereafter. Any purchaser not completing purchase by 4:00 pm, on the 30th day shall cause transaction to be voided, with down payment lost. Property will, at that time go to next highest bidder. Bids will be opened by an employee of Strand Associates, Inc., Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6pm, at the public townhall meeting located at 100 West St., Elizabethtown, Indiana 47232. Dated: February 25, 2026 TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INDIANA /s/ Shirley Jean Nugent Shirley Jean Nugent, Elizabethtown Clerk-Treasurer 60158117 3/18, 3/25/2026
