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BLM says federal patent for Millside Golf Course is near final review; city may need to pay $173,000
Summary
A Bureau of Land Management representative told the council the Millside Golf Course patent package is at Washington review; the BLM said an appraisal set the seller price at $173,000 and asked the city to be prepared to remit payment in July so the patent can be issued.
The Price Bureau of Land Management has forwarded the Millside Golf Course patent package to Washington for final review, and the city was asked to be prepared to pay the seller’s appraised price if the patent is issued, the BLM representative told the Ferron City Council.
At the meeting the chair introduced help from the Price BLM office and turned the floor over to the BLM representative. The representative said the file is in Washington and the agency’s headquarters review timeline could finish in a matter of weeks; public comments remain open through June 30, and the BLM will address comments before finalizing the patent package.
The representative said the seller’s appraisal was $173,000 and the BLM would request that the city remit that amount sometime in July so the agency can issue the patent to the buyer. He described internal steps: the field office prepares the patent package, the deputy state director and the state office draft the patent, then the agency signs and returns the final documents for recording.
Council members asked about timing and public comments; the BLM official said the review could conclude soon and cautioned that organizations sometimes file late comments. The official indicated the BLM’s intent is to finalize the package unless substantive comments require further work.
What happens next: the city should be prepared to send an invoice or letter to the BLM as documentation of its payment arrangements, city staff were told. The BLM representative said he expected clearer status by the Monday following the meeting.
