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Committee forwards resolution authorizing property swap with Texarkana Airport Authority to full court
Summary
A Miller County resolution authorizing the county judge to exchange property with the Texarkana Airport Authority—including swapping the old armory for the juvenile detention center site—was forwarded to the full quorum court after members confirmed appraisals and discussed FAA-related restrictions on one parcel.
A resolution authorizing the county judge to execute a property exchange with the Texarkana Airport Authority was forwarded to the full quorum court after committee discussion about appraisals and potential value restrictions.
Judge Harrison told the committee the resolution is primarily a formality to satisfy title companies and enable clear title work for the swap (the county would swap the old armory for the juvenile detention center site). Committee members asked whether appraisals were completed for both properties and whether they were comparative; the chair and other members confirmed appraisals had been done and characterized them as comparable.
Members raised concerns that one property lies inside an FAA exclusion zone following a runway extension, limiting its usable value, and questioned whether that affected the fairness of the swap. Despite those concerns, the committee moved and passed the resolution by voice vote and forwarded it to the full quorum court.
The committee recorded the action by voice vote and did not announce a numerical roll-call in the committee transcript.
