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Council approves sale of 0.59-acre city parcel to Corkland and Cattle Company for $2,985.40
Summary
The council passed ordinance 4,801 to sell a 0.59-acre city parcel — previously a decommissioned well site — to Corkland and Cattle Company for $2,985.40 after staff said the lot was cumbersome to maintain and the price was based on agricultural land values.
The Hastings City Council approved Ordinance No. 4,801, authorizing sale of a 0.59-acre city parcel to Corkland and Cattle Company for $2,985.40 and directing delivery of a quitclaim deed.
Jesse, staff member, said the parcel had been part of the city's water system until February 2002 but was taken out of service after high nitrate concentrations and the well structure was demolished in 2021. “The parcel was utilized as part of a water system until 02/2002. However, it's ceased being used due to high nitrate concentration with that well. It was subsequently, decommissioned and demolished in in 2021,” Jesse said.
Jesse told the council the sale price used the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska Farm Real Estate Report to determine a per-acre value of $5,060 for the area; that formula produced the sale price. He also said the parcel is surrounded on three sides by the buyer and that the city had been maintaining and mowing the lot, which prompted outreach to the adjacent owner to offer purchase. A councilmember asked how residents can find city-owned properties; Jesse said the city's GIS site lists city-owned parcels and encouraged inquiries to the city administrator.
The ordinance passed on a 7-0 vote; the council subsequently suspended the rules and adopted the ordinance on final reading, also by a 7-0 vote. The council directed staff to proceed with the deed conveyance.
No appeals or bids from other potential buyers were recorded in the meeting discussion.
