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Newton City Council approves purchase of two downtown parcels and authorizes property swap with U.S. Postal Service
Summary
At a Jan. 15 special meeting, Newton City Council approved buying 104 and 108 West D Street from Catawba County for $81,000, adopted related budget changes and authorized city officials to swap the parcels with the U.S. Postal Service for 114 West C Street to advance a downtown economic development project.
Newton City Council on Jan. 15 approved buying two downtown parcels at 104 and 108 West D Street from Catawba County for $81,000 and authorized a property swap with the U.S. Postal Service that would acquire 114 West C Street for a planned commercial and residential economic development project.
City Manager Sean Hovis told the council the city had previously been negotiating to buy 114 West C Street from the USPS but the agency withdrew from that sale about three weeks before closing. "The United States Postal Service did not want to get rid of vacant parking lots due to their possible…
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