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(c) The county governing body of any county may enter into agreements with the state or <br /> the United States for the management of the timber and other forest products on the <br /> designated county forestlands. <br /> (2) In addition to the methods described in subsection (1) of this section, lands that have <br /> been set aside for county forest, public park or recreational area may be alienated, sold or <br /> conveyed, in part or in whole, by the public body upon a finding that it is in the best <br /> interest of the public. Upon a determination that an alienation, sale or conveyance is in <br /> the public interest, the lands set aside may be sold at public or private sale, or other lands <br /> may be taken in exchange and set aside for park or recreational purposes. When a sale, an <br /> alienation or conveyance takes place, the proceeds shall be held for maintenance and <br /> improvement of existing park and recreation lands or future acquisition of lands to be set <br /> aside for park or recreational purposes. <br /> (3) Before making an order for an alienation, sale or conveyance of the property without <br /> approval at an election, or before entering into agreements for management of timber and <br /> other forest products under subsection (1)(c) of this section, the county governing body <br /> shall hold a hearing in the county at which objections to the proposed agreements or <br /> alienation, sale or conveyance may be heard. Notice of the hearing shall be given by <br /> publication weekly for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulated generally within <br /> the county, and the notice shall describe particularly the property affected. [Amended by <br /> 1959 c.546 s.1; 1981 c.482 s.1; 1989 c.534 s.1; 1993 c.432 s.1] <br />