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Columbus County agrees to buy former Jobs Foundation tract for $700,000, board plans site study and links MOU to Golden Leaf grant
Summary
Columbus County’s Board of Commissioners approved a $700,000 purchase of a former Jobs Foundation/Carolina Blueberry Group tract and agreed to preliminary site planning and a required MOU tied to a Golden Leaf site‑development grant.
Columbus County’s Board of Commissioners approved a $700,000 purchase of a former Jobs Foundation/Carolina Blueberry Group property and authorized related site-development steps during its regular meeting.
County Manager Manning told the board the county negotiated the purchase with the bank that holds the property after foreclosure and that the county will become the owner of record once the sale closes. “You are correct. The county had no ownership of the 64 acre tract that is currently held by the First Bank of Virginia,” Manning said, explaining the county did not participate in prior sales or deed restrictions but is buying the tract now.
The board was told the purchase will be paid from Article 44 sales tax revenue, a county-designated fund for economic development and public education.…
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