Houghton County reauthorizes combined sale of Airpark Lot 21 to Copper Island Academy, adopts Resolution #23-15

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 15 unanimously approved Resolution #23-15 to reauthorize the sale of combined portions of Lot 21 of the Houghton County Airpark Plat to Copper Island Academy Real Estate, LLC for an additional purchase price of $5,000.

Chairman Thomas P. Tikkanen was authorized to sign all closing documents for the transaction. The resolution says the action resolves a technical issue raised by the Franklin Township assessor, which required the two previously approved Lot 21 transactions to be combined into a single legal description.

The resolution describes the combined parcel in legal terms and states it remains subject to recorded restrictions, easements and the Airport Industrial Park Covenants recorded in Liber 23 of miscellaneous records. It also specifies the parcel shall not be considered a stand-alone parcel and shall not be conveyed separately or apart from Lot 20, which the grantee previously acquired.

The board’s action followed a brief presentation by Airport Manager Dennis Hext explaining that the amended agreement corrects a technical issue in the prior Lot 21 transactions. The motion to approve Resolution #23-15 passed with a recorded yea vote by Commissioners Keranen, Anderson, Tikkanen, Janssen and Britz.

Background in the resolution cites the county’s authority as successor to the dissolved Houghton County Airport Authority and references state-authorizing statutes and the Aeronautics Code of Michigan that govern airport property management. The resolution also directs that the county clerk certify the action in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976 governing meeting minutes and records.

The purchase and reauthorization are administrative steps to finalize parcel legal descriptions so the county can complete the conveyance. Chairman Tikkanen is permitted to execute closing documents on behalf of the board.