Council approves sale of North Wise Drive greenhouse property to veterans group

Sumter County Council approved third reading on the sale of a greenhouse property on North Wise Drive to the Comprehensive Combat Veterans Group after council and staff finalized a purchase contract the day before the meeting.

County staff told the council there was an initial offer to purchase the property for $50,000 and that staff had prepared and finalized a contract to allow payment over time; staff presented that contract to council in advance of the public hearing. During the meeting the council opened and closed the public hearing and, after a motion and a second, approved third reading for the sale.

Nut graf: The transcript records council approval on third reading for the North Wise Drive property sale; staff said the contract had been completed and the council voted to finalize the sale under the terms presented to them. The transcript does not include a full text of the contract or the payment schedule recorded in the meeting minutes.

Details and related land items: During the meeting staff also described other property transactions moving through third reading, including a parcel along Airport Road described in staff materials as a 4.41‑acre parcel with a contract amount of $106,700 (listed as $24,250 per acre on staff maps). Council took third‑reading action on those listed land items during the same segment of the agenda; the transcript records voice votes of “aye” without roll‑call tallies.

Ending: The council approved third reading of the North Wise Drive sale to the Comprehensive Combat Veterans Group and approved other listed land sales on third reading. The finalized contract text and any payment schedule were presented to council but are not printed in full in the public transcript; staff indicated the contract had been completed the day before the meeting.