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Council approves two land purchases after executive session
Summary
Following an executive session, the town council unanimously approved two resolutions to purchase parcels of high ground on US Highway 278 and Square Poke Road for conservation and town purposes; both motions passed 7–0.
After reconvening from executive session on May 12, the Hilton Head Island Town Council voted unanimously to authorize two separate contracts for land acquisition. The first resolution authorizes purchase of a 0.83‑acre parcel (0.51 acres high ground) along U.S. Highway 278; the second authorizes purchase of about 1.396 acres (approximately 0.737 acres of high ground) on Square Poke Road.
Motions to approve the contracts were made by Mister Brown, seconded and approved by a 7–0 vote. Council members said the purchases secure additional high‑ground acreage for town purposes; no further details on purchase prices or closing dates were read into the public record at the time of the vote and will be processed through standard closing procedures.
The votes followed an executive session discussion listed on the meeting agenda; the public motion and roll call to approve each purchase were recorded after the meeting returned to open session. Council recorded the approvals and instructed staff to complete the transactions under the terms of the contracts presented in executive session.
