The Clarksburg City Council on Jan. 2 completed a second reading and approved an ordinance transferring 435 Duff Avenue, the Clarksburg Recreation Facility, to the Clarksburg Land Reuse Agency.

The council opened a public hearing on the ordinance and then closed the hearing with no members of the public speaking for or against the transfer. A motion and second were made, and the council voted in favor; the mayor announced the motion carried.

City staff had published notices of the hearing in the Exponent Telegram on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, according to the meeting record. Council did not discuss additional terms in detail at the meeting; staff indicated the transfer is part of downtown redevelopment efforts.

The ordinance passed by voice vote with unanimous support.