Councilman Emmerson updated the City Council on the bond task force at the Oct. 9 meeting, saying the group will reconvene Oct. 21 and may make a recommendation to the full council.

Councilman Emmerson said, "Coming up, on October 21 we'll be reconvening that task force and we'll be going over any additional information and possibly taking a vote to, make a recommendation to full council, on either of the 2 sides that have been vetted." He added that a local developer had expressed interest in putting together a bid for the Washington property and that he had asked the administration "to go ahead and order an appraisal on the Washington property so we can vet all information, do our own due diligence, and have that information before everybody for the task force so we can make an informed decision."

Emmerson said he expected to receive the developer's offer before the Oct. 21 meeting. The remarks indicate the task force is gathering information but no formal council action or vote on the Washington property was taken during the Oct. 9 meeting.