Resident asks council to explore sale of strip near Hollyhocks to enable business reuse

A resident told the Talking Rock Town Council they are interested in purchasing a strip of town-owned land adjacent to a building known as Hollyhocks, which the resident said has been taken off the market and could be redeveloped for business use if sewer capacity and right-of-way issues are addressed.

The resident described a narrow stretch of unpaved Second Street behind Hollyhocks and said they had already had an assessment done for installing a new sewer system to make business reuse feasible. The council said it would verify property ownership with the county and consider an appraisal and council presentation if the strip is town-owned.

“I'd like to see if there's any way that I could purchase that from the city and put a new system in right there,” the resident said, asking the council to explore whether the town would consider selling the strip to enable parking and sewer improvements.

Council members noted right-of-way and adjacent-property issues, and said staff would validate the town’s property boundaries and the county’s records before bringing a formal proposal back to council for consideration.

No decision was made at the meeting; the council instructed staff to check county records and report back.