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Thayne council weighs sale of Town Hall, approves business-park sign and routine bills
Summary
Council discussion on Aug. 18 explored options to sell the Town Hall building after the Senior Center declined to buy it; the council approved up to $25,000 for a business park sign and carried routine motions to issue checks and pay bills.
Mayor Devin Simpson told the Thayne Town Council on Aug. 18 that the Thayne Senior Center declined to purchase the Town Hall building. A local real estate agent, Patty Speakman, suggested a recommended listing price of $1.15 million. Simpson said selling the property and moving municipal operations into the Community Center could be advantageous. Councilman Woolley urged caution, asked not to rush the process and requested a public meeting for community input; Simpson said he would continue exploring options.
The council approved entering an executive session at 7:23 p.m. to discuss the matter; no decisions were made during the executive session and the council returned to open session at 7:31 p.m. Council later approved spending up to $25,000 for the Thayne Business Park sign (an estimate of $24,968 was cited) with the council noting there may be additional expense. The council also moved to issue checks to be ratified at the next meeting and to pay bills; both motions carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
Itemized general, EMT and fire department bills were read into the record; the meeting packet lists multiple vendor payments and salary totals (for example, Sunrise Engineering $16,088.75 and payroll amounts).
