Important Terms & Conditions

BID APPROVAL: Final high bid is subject to approval by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and/or the Governor’s Office - The seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids when deemed irregular or when not in the best interest of the Seller to accept. Title to be transferred by Quit Claim Deed upon full payment and approval from the Governor’s Office. Governor approval may require up to 2-8 weeks from submittal. Buyer must provide all required deed transfer information after final winning bid in written form to the Seller. Quit Claim Deed will be recorded at the Local County Register of Deeds Office upon seller final approval.

PAYMENT TERMS: Balance in-full (High Bid + Buyers Fee + Deed Transfer Fee) due  no later than 7 days after buyer receipt of seller approval notice. Payments must be in the form of Guaranteed Funds (Cashiers Check, Wire Transfer or Cash).  Bidders must pay for the property in full to Wisconsin Surplus within 7 business days of seller approval notification. Full payment to Wisconsin Surplus does not transfer the ownership of the property to the buyer at that time. The Quit Claim Deed (QCD) and any final closing statement(s) will then be prepared by DOT. The closing (transfer of ownership via a QCD) will be scheduled to be within Sixty (60) days of the full payment being made to Wisconsin Surplus.

CAUTION: Please do not wait until the last minutes to bid. Once an auction item has closed - no more bids will be accepted.

Please read, understand & ask questions prior to placing a bid.

What is AutoExtend? EXAMPLE: If you are bidding on an item scheduled to end at 10am and you place a bid at 9:59am - the auction will Autoextend to 10:09am - if another bid is placed at 10:04am the auction will again be Autoextended to 10:14am. This will continue until no bids are placed during the 10 minute Autoextend period.

Auction Ending Times: Auctions with multiple items use a Staggered ending time. Each item has its own ending time. If the auction is scheduled to end at 10:00am the first item is scheduled to end at 10am and each item after the first will end in a set staggered interval. An example is a 5 minute stagger, each item will end 5 minutes after the item before it. But, don't forget if an item is bid on in the last 10 minutes the AutoExtend will begin for that item. The following items will stay on the original scheduled staggered ending time (unless they too are Autoextended).

Outbid emails are only sent prior to the auction closing - once 10am hits on the auction close date - outbid emails are not sent.

Bidding Errors - Bidders are responsible for their actions, if you make an entry error you must call our office (608-437-2001) and the error will be examined to determine if it was an error and corrected by Wisconsin Surplus. Errors will not likely be corrected within the last 12 hours of the auction. If you are unsure how to bid or are new we strongly suggest you do not wait until the very end of the auction to bid.

Multiple Item Purchases - If you are the high bidder on multiple items you are responsible for paying for all items -- Bidders are NOT allowed to win mulitple items and then decide which item they want or if you didn't win an item but won several others you are required to pay for the items you did win. Behavior of this nature is not tolerated, if you win 3 items you pay for 3 items.

Minimum Acceptable Final Bid: $36,000 - Final winning bid subject to seller confirmation - Seller has the right to accept, reject, counter or delay action with final winning bidder only.

Address: River Dr, Plover, WI 54467

County Mapping: Portage County Mapping (NOTE: DOT is Selling 173-44-B001 - This parcel was previously a portion of parcel 17344B0 (The Parcel located at the Northwest Corner of River Drive and Post Road (Bus 51))

County Land Records: Portage County Land Records (NOTE: DOT is Selling 173-44-B001 - This parcel was previously a portion of parcel 17344B0 (The Parcel located at the Northwest Corner of River Drive and Post Road (Bus 51))

Additional Files/Documents: Yes - See Documents tab (at the top) or the Documents link (at the bottom) for important documents.

Municipality: Village of Plover

County: Portage

County Tax Parcel ID Number: 173-44-B001 - Note: This parcel was previously a portion of parcel 17344B0 (The Parcel located at the Northwest Corner of River Drive and Post Road (Bus 51))

Acres: 0.326 +/- Acres

Lot Dimensions: See Mapping.

Zoning: Currently Business R-2 but future land use per Village of Plover Planner is to be residential. Contact county and local zoning agencies for exact zoning, regulations and allowed uses. Bidders are warned not to assume you can build, change use or continue current use without researching with zoning agencies first. Property is sold in its current state and use and any future uses are not implied or guaranteed. 

School District: Stevens Point Area School District

Type of Access to Property: Access to the property will be from River Drive, no access to/from Post Rd (Business 51)

Parcel Details: The subject is in the Village of Plover. The subject property is a 0.326-acre vacant parcel of land. The subject is currently used as open space. The subject has municipal utilities available, including sewer, water, electric, telephone, and cable. The land is level and entirely upland. The subject property is currently zoned B-2 General Business but future land use per Village of Plover Planner is to be residential administered by the Village of Plover. The subject property is not improved and its highest and best use remains single-family residential. Per a conversation with the Village Planner for the Village of Plover, the future land use plan for the area containing the subject property is residential.

Property Vacant: Yes

Property Clear of previous owner’s personal property: No personal property on the parcel that WisDOT is aware of. If personal property remains, it is the buyer’s responsibility to determine appropriate and legal disposition of personal property.

Legal Description: Lot 18 of Plover Assessor’s Plat No. 5, located in the Village of Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin. Except, that part conveyed by deed as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds, Portage County Wisconsin in Volume 430 of Micro-Records, on Page 1170 as parcel 14 of State of Wisconsin Right of Way Project 6998-01-21. Except, Parcel 37 of Transportation Project Plat 6414-00-25-4.03, recorded as document 765973, in Portage County, Wisconsin. Said parcel contains 14,200 square feet, more or less. It is expressly intended and agreed by and between the parties hereto that: No right of access shall accrue between this parcel and the right-of-way of the highway currently designated as Business 51/Post Road. No advertising signs or billboards of any type shall be located, erected or maintained on the above-described lands, except for on-premise signs. All existing public and private utilities and recreational trails located upon, over or under the above-described lands, whether by permit or easement, shall have the continued right of occupancy and the continued right of ingress and egress for personnel and equipment for the purpose of maintaining or improving their transmission and/or distribution facilities located wholly or partially within the above-described lands as of the date of this instrument. In the event facilities are constructed, maintained, or otherwise operated on the property described in this deed for the purpose for which a U.S. Department of Transportation activity, facility, or program is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits, the GRANTEE will maintain and operate such facilities and services in compliance with all requirements imposed by the Acts and Regulations (as may be amended) such that no person on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, will be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the use of said facilities. The above-described lands shall be subject to all applicable zoning laws and/or ordinances, and all easements, reservations, and restrictions of record. These covenants, burdens and restrictions shall run with the land and shall forever bind the grantee, its successors and assigns; and, upon breach or failure of all or any part thereof, the State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation (WisDOT) may bring an action in the courts of this state to enforce said restriction, and shall recover in any such action its costs and expenses of enforcing the restriction, including actual attorneys fees, from the owner of the property, his successors, assigns, trustees, personal representative or administrators.

Title Type: Quit Claim Deed

Deed Covenants, Burdens or Restrictions: Yes - Please see example deed in the documents section and/or the pictures.  

Deed Transfer Fee: $30 recording fee for recording Quit Claim Deed with County Register of Deeds. Seller will submit Quit Claim Deed for recording.

Title Transfer Terms: Title to be transferred by Quit Claim Deed upon full payment of successful bid and approval from Governor’s Office (approval may require up to 2 months from submittal). Seller will send Closing Statement to buyer to sign and return prior submitting for Governor approval. Quit Claim Deed will be recorded at the local County Register of Deeds Office upon approval from Governor’s Office and buyer's full payment. 

Clear Title: No abstract or title insurance will be provided by the seller. Any title search is the responsibility of the buyer.

Estimated Yearly Taxes: Buyer is responsible for all future real estate taxes. No prior tax history as State is tax exempt.

Additional Terms: It is the bidder’s responsibility to be fully informed as to zoning ordinances, access, real estate tax rate, utility service, building codes, local municipal assessments, defects, etc. prior to bidding.

Overall Condition: Property is being sold “as is.” It is the bidder’s responsibility to determine condition and any defects. Bidders are strongly encouraged to make personal inspection prior to bidding. Property is subject to all easements, right-of-way and restrictions of record, if any. WisDOT makes no representation or guarantee with respect to the use, condition or title of the property.

WisDOT Employees: If you are a WisDOT employee, a member of a household with a WisDOT employee, or their agent you may bid on the land, however you must inform your supervisor of your intentions prior to making a bid. You must also disclose this to the region property manager, Brent Stella at 715-365-5745 or Brent.Stella@dot.wi.gov

Bid Approval: Final high bid is subject to approval by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and/or the Governor’s Office - The seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids when deemed irregular or when not in the best interest of the Seller to accept. Title to be transferred by Quit Claim Deed upon full payment and approval from the Governor’s Office. Governor approval may require up to 2-8 weeks from submittal. Buyer must provide all required deed transfer information after final winning bid in written form to the Seller. Quit Claim Deed will be recorded at the Local County Register of Deeds Office upon seller final approval.

Payment: Bidders must pay for the property in full to Wisconsin Surplus within 7 business days of seller approval notification. Full payment to Wisconsin Surplus does not transfer the ownership of the property to the buyer at that time. The Quit Claim Deed (QCD) and any final closing statement(s) will then be prepared by DOT. The closing (transfer of ownership via a QCD) will be scheduled to be within Sixty (60) days of the full payment being made to Wisconsin Surplus.

Seller Contact: Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), North Central Region, Real Estate Department - Brent Stella at 715-365-5745 or Brent.Stella@dot.wi.gov - 510 Hanson Lake Road, Rhinelander, WI 54501 - Available on Monday Afternoons and All day Tuesdays

Inspections: Inspections on your own during daylight hours from the public roadway.

Seller: 134771 - Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), North Central Region, Real Estate Department