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Council discusses swapping 170-foot strip behind cemetery with private owner
Summary
The council discussed swapping a narrow 170-foot strip of town-owned land behind the cemetery with land owned by Morgan Hatch and indicated consensus to pursue the exchange pending boundary and annexation issues.
Council members discussed a proposed land swap behind the town cemetery that would exchange a narrow, roughly 170-foot-long strip currently associated with the cemetery for a parcel owned by Morgan Hatch on the south side of the cemetery.
Council members said the strip is narrow and has limited practical use for the town. According to the discussion, Morgan Hatch would receive a more usable portion of land adjacent to his property and would be able to fence and use it as pasture. The council noted that the strip appears on the town's zoning map as an isolated piece and that there had not been a fence there historically.
Participants raised one point of caution: whether the parcel being offered in exchange lies within city boundaries and whether the owner would object to annexation. A councilmember noted that the owner had previously been opposed to annexation but also said Hatch appeared favorable to the swap.
Council members said they could "move forward" with the swap, subject to clarifications on boundaries. No formal ordinance or final vote to convey land was recorded in the transcript during the meeting; the discussion ended with direction to proceed with the exchange process and to verify boundary and annexation implications before completing any transfer.
If pursued, staff follow-up would be required to confirm property descriptions, legal boundary lines and any required annexation or consent documents prior to conveyance.
