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Commissioners weigh swapping downtown parcels with owner in debate over community center site
Summary
City officials discussed an offer from property owner Nick Bishop to swap five parcels for the city building behind the depot. Commissioners debated appraisals, floodplain constraints, parking needs, insurance and potential additional redesign costs estimated around $450,000.
Mayor and staff told the Board they met with property owner Nick Bishop to discuss swapping five parcels of his land for the lot and building behind the depot proposed as the community center site. The mayor said Bishop "was willing to swap his 5 parcels of property for the building in the lot there behind the depot." That proposal prompted detailed questions from commissioners about relative values, floodplain constraints, parking and additional construction costs.
Staff noted an internal appraisal for the city property of about $750,000 and said the county tax roll shows a lower number…
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