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Commission rejects lone floodplain lot donation, opts to revisit with adjacent properties

Harrington City Commission · March 4, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners debated accepting a narrow 2,951 sq ft flood‑plain lot donated by an elderly resident; the motion to accept the lot by the land bank failed on a 3–1 recorded vote, and the commission approved a follow‑up to consider accepting that parcel along with adjacent lots at the next land‑bank meeting.

The commission considered a donation of a small, narrow lot at 0 Block North B Street from Loretta Adams and split over whether the land bank should accept it.

Staff described the parcel as approximately 25 by 100 feet (about 2,951 square feet), heavily treed and lying in the Lime Creek floodplain, and recommended Land Bank acceptance for cleanup and potential consolidation with neighboring parcels. "It's almost too narrow even with amended…

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