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Scottsbluff council removes two 1997 liens to clear Western Plains property for sale
Summary
The City Council approved two deed reconveyances removing liens recorded in 1997 against Western Plains Incorporated property so the company can proceed with sale; city staff said the underlying debts tied to local economic and federal block grant funding have been satisfied.
The Scottsbluff City Council voted to approve two deed reconveyances removing liens recorded against property owned by Western Plains Incorporated so the company can sell the lots.
City staff described the first reconveyance as tied to LB 840 economic-development funding recorded on July 31, 1997, and the second as tied to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds recorded on Sept. 19, 1997. Staff said the debts associated with both liens have been satisfied and recommended the council authorize the city manager to sign the reconveyance requests.
Councilmembers voted to remove the two items from the consent calendar so they could be considered separately and then approved both reconveyances in separate motions. Council discussion focused on confirming that the liens were not related to unpaid utility bills or similar municipal defaults but rather to the original program funding documents.
The approved actions authorize staff to remove the city’s recorded liens at the register of deeds and to execute the formal requests for reconveyance, allowing Western Plains Incorporated to proceed with a pending sale of the described property.
Background: Council staff identified the two deeds of trust by date and described them as attached to Lot 2, Block 1, Adams Replat, City of Scottsbluff, Scottsbluff County, Nebraska. One reconveyance was described by staff as associated with LB 840 funding; the other was described as associated with CDBG funds.
