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Council moves sale of 1.8-acre former airport beacon site to future vote
Summary
The council agreed to forward a bid to sell about 1.8 acres of city-owned property south of the airport to the adjoining landowners; the single bid is $5,000 and the vote on the sale is scheduled for the Aug. 4 voting session.
The Poplar Bluff City Council on July 21 approved moving a proposal to sell roughly 1.8 acres of city-owned land south of the Poplar Bluff Airport to the council’s Aug. 4 voting session. City Manager Robert Nodell said the parcel, outside city limits, previously served as a navigational beacon for the airport and is no longer needed. After advice from the city attorney, staff solicited bids and received one offer from neighboring landowners for $5,000. The council voted to place the item on the Aug. 4 voting agenda so members could formally consider the sale. No formal sale ordinance was adopted at the July 21 meeting; the motion to move the item passed by voice vote. Manager Nodell said the city does not use the parcel and was approached by the adjacent landowners about repurchasing it. The transcript did not record additional competing bids or any public objections during the July 21 meeting. If adopted on Aug. 4, the sale would transfer the parcel to the bidder for $5,000 and would follow whatever sale process and legal steps the city attorney recommends.
