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Halifax commissioners reject Center for Energy Education's $75,000 purchase offer for county property
Summary
After public comment and a staff legal review, the Halifax County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to reject a $75,000 offer from the nonprofit Center for Energy Education to buy a county-owned parcel currently under lease to the center.
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 3 to reject an offer from the Center for Energy Education to purchase a county-owned parcel that the center currently leases.
The vote followed public comment from business and education partners and a staff legal memorandum outlining the county’s existing economic-development lease obligations. Commissioner Don Bryant moved to reject the offer; Vice Chair Sherry Davis seconded the motion and the board approved it without recorded opposition.
Why it matters: county staff and the county attorney told commissioners the parcel in question was originally part of an economic-development arrangement tied to a solar project and carries lease conditions and other limits that affect county ownership and future uses. Attorney Glenn Rollins told the board the lease requires the lessee to operate and…
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