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County staff: deeds for Center properties executed; council funds Baker Tilly study on Bean Blossom–Steinsville fire protection
Summary
County staff reported that deeds transferring Center-area properties east of College Avenue to the Capital Improvement Board have been executed but not yet recorded; separately, the city council approved a Baker Tilly contract to study Bean Blossom–Steinsville fire protection and will place the contract on the commission agenda next week.
County staff told the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on March 27 that deeds transferring Center properties east of College Avenue to the Capital Improvement Board have been executed and are in county custody but were not recorded because the Capital Improvement Board had only just completed required signature and sales-disclosure steps.
“I am pleased to say that we have executed the deeds for Center properties themselves and those properties East Of College Avenue in that area to the capital improvement board,” county staff said, adding that the deeds were signed but not yet recorded because staff could not complete recording before records closed the prior day.
Staff also reported that the city council on Tuesday approved a contract with accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly to conduct a study of Bean Blossom–Steinsville fire protection; that contract will be placed on the commissioners’ agenda for consideration next week. Staff did not provide contract dollar amounts or a timeline for the study during the update and said the item will appear on the next commission agenda.
Why it matters: the property transfers complete a required administrative step in handing the Center-area parcels to the Capital Improvement Board and will affect who holds title and manages those parcels; the Baker Tilly study could inform future decisions about fire protection arrangements in the Bean Blossom–Steinsville area.
Outcome and next steps: county staff said the executed deeds will be recorded when administrative steps are complete; the Baker Tilly contract, having been approved by the city council, will be scheduled for the county commissioners’ agenda for formal consideration. No additional specifics on recording timing, contract value or study scope were provided in the work session update.
