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Ione council approves purchase contracts for two downtown lots, directs staff to prioritize traffic funds
Summary
The council authorized the city manager to sign purchase contracts for two vacant downtown lots and approved using traffic-mitigation funds (or other legally allowed funds) to pay for improvements such as parking. Councilors and public commenters debated whether ARPA or traffic mitigation funds are appropriate.
The Island City Council voted Jan. 21 to authorize a purchase contract for two vacant downtown lots located at addresses listed in the staff report and to prioritize traffic-mitigation funds or other legally available funds for improvements.
City staff told the council the broker initially estimated $50,000–$60,000 per lot; the staff memo and remarks in the meeting described a negotiated figure as "$82.05 for both lots" in the spoken remarks (the packet text did not…
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