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Commission appoints Heather Madison to Land Bank; hears 2024 Land Bank financial report
Summary
The commission appointed Heather Madison as a land bank trustee and reviewed the Fort Scott Land Bank's 2024 financial report, which showed an ending balance of about $70,006 and the city budgeting roughly $113,000 in 2025 land-bank improvements.
The Fort Scott City Commission on Feb. 4 appointed Heather Madison to fill a land bank trustee vacancy and received a report on the Fort Scott Land Bank’s 2024 finances.
City staff presented the land bank's 2024 ending balance of about $70,005.60 and explained that the 2025 budget included $113,000 for improvements. Staff clarified the agenda item had been listed in error as a 2025 budget approval; instead, the packet contained an informational summary of 2024 expenditures for demolition, legal expenses and contractual expenses and the remaining balance.
Commissioners discussed potential uses for the combined available funds (the existing balance plus budgeted 2025 amounts), including using land-bank resources to help remediate properties such as 118 East Wall or to support economic development projects. No specific allocations were made at the meeting beyond approving Madison’s appointment.
The appointment passed by roll call vote.
