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Resident asks Morgantown council to void sale, provide deeds for the record
Summary
During public comment a resident urged council to void the sale of a hillside property and return it to development, saying a purported developer sold it to a third party (named Sam Chico) and offering deeds and deeds-of-trust records for the public record.
A member of the public used the meeting’s public-comment period to urge the council to void a recent property sale and restore the parcel to development. The speaker said an earlier buyer sold the site to a third party, named in the comment as "Sam Chico," and that the transaction departed from the vision originally presented to the community.
The commenter said they would provide deed exchanges, deeds of trust, sales disclosures and related documents to the city for the record and stressed a desire to see a long-term legacy project rather than a small development: "The sale should be voided. This property needs to go back into development... And my only interest ever, ever, ever... was to do something wonderful and create something long term that would be a legacy for all of us." (quote as spoken).
Mayor Danielle Trumbull thanked the speaker and asked if anyone else wished to speak. No council action on the comment was recorded during the meeting; the mayor and others acknowledged they were "listening" to the concern.
