Tupelo council approves purchase of 1193 Kelly Street, grants ingress/egress easement and moves to executive session on prospective purchases

The Tupelo City Council approved several property actions Oct. 21, including the purchase of 1193 Kelly Street and a grant of a perpetual nonexclusive ingress and egress easement to Curtis Ryan over a former extension of Kelly Street.

Council approved an order to purchase real property at 1193 Kelly Street, described in the meeting as adjacent to a previously acquired parcel on Kelly Street (motion by Travis Beard; second by Bentley Nolan). No purchase price was read into the public record during discussion.

Later in the agenda, staff presented a request to grant a right-of-way easement allowing Curtis Ryan a perpetual, nonexclusive ingress and egress over a city-owned strip of former Kelly Street to address access to his property. Ben Logan described the easement as "very similar to a driveway permit" and said staff had reviewed the matter and found it fair and legal; council approved the easement (motion by Travis Beard; second by Bentley Nolan). Staff said a sale was pending and the easement would resolve access for the grantee.

At the end of the regular meeting, the council voted to enter executive session to hear a report from the Neighborhood Development Corporation and to discuss prospective property purchases; members acknowledged there was a potential for action after the session. The council did not disclose further details in open session.

Ending: Staff indicated they would return to open session and that any subsequent action would be taken publicly after the executive session if required.