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Etowah County approves purchase of 30 acres to expand NEAR Megasite
Summary
The Etowah County Commission approved a purchase agreement to acquire 30 acres from William C. Lucas adjacent to the NEAR Megasite, bringing total acreage to about 1,280 and including a one-year lease back provision for Mr. Lucas.
Etowah County commissioners approved a purchase agreement Jan. 20 to acquire 30 acres from landowner William C. Lucas immediately south of the NEAR Megasite, increasing the site’s total acreage to about 1,280. The agreement includes a provision authorizing a one-year lease to Lucas, a detail noted in the purchase documents presented to the commission.
The item was part of the meeting’s consent agenda and was approved by unanimous vote of the members present. Commissioner Jamie Grant moved approval; Commissioner Craig Inzer seconded. The commission’s minutes state the county will complete the acquisition through a standard purchase agreement; the documents are filed in the meeting attachments referenced by staff.
County staff framed the purchase as an expansion of the existing NEAR Megasite footprint. The minutes do not specify the purchase price or funding source. Those financial terms were listed as part of the purchase agreement in Attachment Book 15 but were not read aloud or disclosed in the minutes.
The approval was taken during the consent agenda alongside several procurement and personnel items. The commission also authorized an executive session later in the meeting to discuss business and commerce, which the county attorney certified as allowable under state law.
