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Residents push back against direct sale and demolition of downtown city property
Summary
Multiple residents urged council to use an open auction rather than direct transfer of city-owned downtown parcels to the Port Authority/Deetz’s. Speakers raised appraisal, demolition and environmental-cleanup questions and argued for transparency and fair market process.
Several residents and neighborhood representatives addressed council Nov. 18 to oppose a proposed transaction that would transfer city-owned downtown parcels to the Blanchard Valley Port Authority and a private purchaser for redevelopment.
Robin Welly, president of the Westpark block watch, questioned whether there had been more than one appraisal, whether appraisals considered buildings present, who selected the appraiser, and why city crews would demolish buildings…
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