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Boone council denies sale authorization for 117 West Ninth Street; directs sealed bids
Summary
The Boone City Council voted to deny a resolution authorizing the sale of 117 West Ninth Street after residents said they had not been given a fair chance to buy the lot. The council directed staff to accept sealed bids and to schedule a new public hearing.
The Boone City Council voted at its meeting to deny a resolution authorizing the sale of a city-owned lot at 117 West Ninth Street and directed staff to solicit sealed bids and schedule a new public hearing.
At the public hearing, resident Julie Lynn Espinosa asked the council to “allow for a fair, open opportunity for this property,” saying she had tried for nearly a year to learn the purchase process after buying the house next door and that she had prepared a $18,230 offer she could present that night. Kristen Papples, accompanied by her husband Andrew, told the council her family needs a handicap-accessible home because their youngest son has a progressive neurodegenerative condition; she described the home…
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