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Newport approves purchase of 8 acres at former Rhyne property for police facility, Main Street extension

2963379 · April 11, 2025
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The Newport City Council voted to buy 8 acres of the former Rhyne property for $150,000 to site a new police department and animal-control building and to create a 60-foot right-of-way to extend Main Street to Coke Boulevard.

The Newport City Council approved the purchase of 8 acres of the former Rhyne property for $150,000 to provide a site for a new police department and animal-control building and to create a roughly 2-acre, 60-foot right-of-way to extend Main Street to Coke Boulevard.

City Administrator James Finkham told the council the plan calls for about 6 acres for the buildings and approximately…

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