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Two bids received for surplus property at 300 East Jovie Hall Avenue; staff recommends honoring youth‑league’s investment
Summary
District staff reported two bids for surplus property at 300 East Jovie Hall Avenue and recommended awarding to the Greater Bullitt County Youth Football League citing roughly $266,000 in prior improvements; the transcript does not record a final board vote tally on the recommendation.
Bullitt County Schools staff presented two bids received for the surplus property at 300 East Jovie Hall Avenue and recommended the board accept the bid from the Greater Bullitt County Youth Football League (GBCYFL) in light of the league’s long‑standing use of the site and its documented capital improvements.
Staff reported two bids: the GBCYFL at $227,000 and Timothy and Lori Ann James (listed as a family business) at $250,000. The presenter said both bids exceeded the recommended minimum bid of $226,000, which covers the appraised value and the cost of appraisal. Despite the higher dollar amount from the James family, staff recommended accepting the GBCYFL bid because staff said the league had invested more than $266,000 in improvements to the site over many years, including lighting, bleachers, fencing, press boxes, concession upgrades, parking blacktop and sprinkler systems. "Due to the Greater Blue County Youth Football League's significant investment of over $266,000 in improvements to the property and considering the difference between the two bids submitted, we request the board accept the GBCYFL's bid of $227,000," the district presenter said.
The board discussed the recommendation and public commenters who identified themselves with the youth league spoke in favor of preserving the league’s longtime use of the property and offered to answer questions. A motion and a second were made (second recorded as Miss Godfrey); the meeting transcript records that the chair called for a vote on the recommendation but does not record a final, explicit vote tally or a formal announcement of the outcome in the provided transcript excerpt.
Staff emphasized the board retains authority to accept or reject any and all bids and that the recommendation was made to reflect the league’s historic relationship to the site and the district’s desire to consider that investment in a disposition decision. The record notes the minimum recommended bid matched the appraised value and appraisal costs.
The board did not adopt additional conditions on the recommendation in the portion of the transcript provided; if the board takes formal final action it may appear in the public minutes or a subsequent meeting report.
