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Council approves purchase of North Widgeon property after amendment to recognize owner’s tax‑deduction request fails
Summary
Beaufort County Council voted May 27 to approve an ordinance authorizing acquisition of the North Widgeon property. An amendment that would have had the county execute IRS Form 8283 to recognize a $220,000 owner donation failed on a 5‑5 tie before the main ordinance passed.
Beaufort County Council on May 27 approved an ordinance authorizing the county administrator to execute documents to accept right‑of‑way and related conveyances for the North Widgeon property (six parcels) in a vote taken after an unsuccessful amendment on how to record an owner donation.
At second reading a council member moved to add preamble language acknowledging that the landowner had provided a tax appraisal valuing the property at $2,920,000 and to authorize the county administrator to sign IRS Form…
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