Tipton RDC delays action on city-donated 12.38 acres pending second appraisal, seeks tighter planning oversight

The Tipton Redevelopment Commission delayed formal action on a proposed sale of 12.38 acres donated by the City of Tipton, saying commissioners must wait for a second appraisal and revise the public offering packet to strengthen coordination with the planning commission.

Commissioners and staff said the second appraisal is required before the commission can make a motion to sell. An unnamed staff member, identified in meeting remarks as "Staff member (unnamed), Redevelopment Commission staff," said, "we are required to have 2 appraisals before we can make a motion or accept," and added, "we think we'll have it Friday," describing that second appraisal as imminent but not yet completed.

The commission’s review grew out of lessons learned from a prior downtown project on Second Street, where the structure ultimately built differed from what commissioners say had been approved. Staff described a breakdown in follow-up and said the commission intends…