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Council approves acquisition of 104 jointly owned parcels for redevelopment over one dissent
Summary
Henderson City Council voted 6-1 to acquire 104 jointly owned City/County properties, authorizing use of ARPA funds and a negotiated purchase price of $154,977 to bundle the lots for sale to developers aimed at encouraging redevelopment.
The Henderson City Council on Feb. 13 approved Resolution 23-04 authorizing the acquisition of 104 jointly owned City/County properties intended for bundling and sale to public or private developers to spur redevelopment.
City Manager Edward T. Blackmon told the council that the city had appropriated more than $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in the current budget to support redevelopment efforts and that Vance County commissioners had voted on Jan. 9 to sell the parcels. The properties are valued at more than $1/2 million in total; the City’s negotiated price for the bundle is $154,977. Blackmon said the county expressed willingness to help with future housing redevelopment even though it declined to transfer the properties to the City without payment.
Councilmember Melissa Elliott moved to approve Resolution 23-04; Councilmember Ola Thorpe-Cooper seconded. The motion passed 6-1. Councilmember Garry D. Daeke cast the sole negative vote and said he believed the county should have transferred interest in the parcels to the city rather than selling them. City Manager Blackmon responded that the county was not interested in transferring the properties but had expressed interest in assisting with redevelopment work.
The resolution directs staff to proceed with acquisition and packaging of the properties for sale to encourage new development; the minutes do not specify timelines or disposition details for individual parcels. The council did not vote on specific developer proposals at the meeting.
Next steps in the process were not specified in the meeting minutes; staff will carry out the acquisition consistent with the resolution and policy procedures. The council approved the resolution during the Feb. 13 meeting and recorded the vote as 6 in favor and 1 opposed (Daeke).
