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Commissioners transfer ‘Just Property’ to redevelopment arm amid push to market TriHawk acreage
Summary
Scott County commissioners voted to quitclaim county-owned land near Austin to the Scott County Redevelopment Commission to speed industrial marketing, prompting debate over whether to delay for TriHawk to express interest and how sale proceeds would be used.
Scott County commissioners voted Oct. 8 to quitclaim the county-owned “Just Property” near Austin to the Scott County Redevelopment Commission, authorizing signatures outside the meeting. Commissioners and redevelopment officials said the move is intended to let the redevelopment authority market and manage the land for industrial investment. The motion passed after several commissioners said they wanted to give TriHawk one final chance to make a formal proposal.
The vote followed extended discussion on whether the county should hold the land for TriHawk or move it into redevelopment’s control so the commission can pursue bonded projects and other development tools. Greg (Redevelopment Commission) and others said redevelopment has spent money on surveys, geotechnical work and wetland delineations to make the…
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