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Council approves sale of Girl Scout cabin parcel for $10,000; buyer plans ice‑cream shop
Summary
Mount Carmel approved selling the city‑owned Girl Scout cabin parcel for $10,000 to a proposer who plans an ice‑cream parlor and outdoor seating; council asked staff to confirm survey lines, required splits and potential easements before final conveyance.
The Mount Carmel City Council voted to sell the city‑owned Girl Scout cabin parcel after reviewing a single proposal offering $10,000 for the property.
Mayor Turner and council members discussed the buyer’s concept — a business affiliated with Big John’s Lunchbox that would convert the cabin site into an ice‑cream shop with outdoor seating. The proposer requested additional frontage and parking extending toward Chestnut Street but said they did not want the adjacent hill area; council members emphasized the need to identify exact property lines and perform a survey before any conveyance.
Council members asked whether an easement or lease would be preferable to an outright sale; staff said they would handle the survey and return with a clear map. A motion to proceed with the sale was made and seconded; a roll‑call vote approved the transaction. The council did not record specific conditions in the meeting minutes beyond the plan to stake and visually mark the parcel and to split the land as necessary.
Council members said they were open to the economic activity the proposal could bring and noted the parcel has required maintenance; staff will follow up with the proposer on surveying, the proposed footprint for parking and seating, and the legal instruments needed to finalize the transfer.
