Beatrice to accept two donated parcels for stormwater relief and redevelopment after public hearings
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The council accepted gifts of two parcels: a small, unimproved lot from Franklin Rasch to address stormwater drainage near Highway 136, and a residential lot donated by Daniel and Bonnie Pithod (site of a fire and city demolition) to clear a blighted lot for redevelopment; both resolutions passed unanimously.
The Beatrice City Council approved two resolutions accepting donated parcels following public hearings: a small, tree-covered lot from Franklin W. Rasch to help with stormwater drainage near Highway 136 and the transfer of 1123 South Sixth Street from Daniel and Bonnie Pithod to the city after a fire and subsequent demolition.
City staff said the Rasch parcel is a platted lot without street access that lies at the bottom of a drainage ditch on the east side of town; the land is unimproved and the owner agreed to donate it at assessed value to allow the city to address localized stormwater issues. The council passed the donation resolution unanimously.
Regarding 1123 South Sixth Street, staff said the house on the property burned about a year earlier, the city completed demolition, and the property owners owed the city demolition-related costs. Under the agreement, the Pithods will donate the lot; the city will credit part of the owed amount and the owners will pay the remaining roughly $12,800 over four years. The city said it will take control immediately and proceed toward redevelopment plans for the parcel. The council approved that resolution unanimously.