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Board authorizes land actions for Anderson Water Department; option addendum with Dennis Cooper approved
Summary
The board approved an addendum to an option-to-purchase and temporary easement with landowner Dennis Cooper for future well drilling and passed Resolution 11-25 authorizing purchase of property for Anderson Water Department; meeting materials and remarks show inconsistent figures for the purchase price.
The Anderson City Board of Public Works on Sept. 2 approved an addendum to an option-to-purchase agreement and temporary easement with landowner Dennis Cooper and separately passed a resolution authorizing purchase of land for the Anderson Water Department to be used for future drinking-water wells.
Superintendent McKee presented the items. The addendum covers an option to purchase 31.314 acres and a temporary easement for drilling and associated access; McKee reported the cost associated with that option as $1,252,560. The board voted to approve the addendum by voice vote after a board member moved and another seconded the motion.
Later in the meeting McKee presented a resolution (listed in meeting materials as Resolution 11-25) authorizing purchase of a parcel described in an attached legal description for the Anderson Water Utility, saying the purpose of the land is to allow future drilling of drinking-water wells. During the presentation McKee stated a figure for the cost of the land that appears inconsistent with the earlier addendum amount: at one point the transcript records the cost as “$1,100,000.0252560 dollars,” which appears to be a garbled entry in the record. The board moved on the resolution, seconded, and approved it by voice vote.
The transcript does not resolve the discrepancy between the two figures reported during the meeting. The board-approved actions direct staff to proceed with the documented option addendum and to complete the steps associated with Resolution 11-25. McKee did not state additional financing detail, closing dates or funding sources on the record during the meeting.
Both items were described as intended to secure land for future drilling of drinking-water wells; the motions passed without recorded public comment or extended discussion.
