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Phenix City approves purchase of 0.33-acre parcel for Edmond Cemetery expansion
Summary
Phenix City Council adopted a resolution to acquire approximately 0.33 acres at 1018 Fifth Street South from Annie B. Benton for Edmond Cemetery expansion; purchase price was not specified and closing costs were mentioned in the resolution.
The Phenix City Council on April 2025 approved a resolution to acquire about 0.33 acres at 1018 Fifth Street South to expand Edmond Cemetery, authorizing the city to enter into a purchase agreement with Annie B. Benton and to pay applicable closing costs.
Shannon Davis, the city clerk, read the resolution, which identified the parcel by assessor information (parcel 570508271017019000). The resolution states the property is needed for future cemetery expansion and that the city will enter a contract for the purchase; the text as read did not specify a purchase price.
The action was recorded in the council’s resolution adopting the purchase and did not include additional council discussion in the transcript. The resolution language directs the city to complete the acquisition and pay applicable closing costs; no financing source or budget appropriation was read into the record.
Because the read resolution did not specify a purchase price or funding source, the record shows the council approved the acquisition but left fiscal details unspecified in the minutes presented at the meeting. Any follow-up on funding, closing date or title matters will be administrative and handled by the mayor’s office and city staff.
