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Alma council gifts outdoor‑classroom parcel to LRNRD after expired lease discovered
Summary
Nick Simonson of LRNRD told the council a 2014 lease for the outdoor classroom had expired and the district had been maintaining the site; the council unanimously approved gifting the parcel to LRNRD.
The Alma City Council voted unanimously on July 1 to gift the parcel that hosts the community outdoor classroom to LRNRD after the district informed the council that a lease on the property had expired in 2014 and that LRNRD had been maintaining the site.
Nick Simonson, representing LRNRD, said the district had operated and cared for the outdoor classroom for many years and only learned it did not hold title when a recent sale of property at 32 N James revealed the discrepancy. Councilmember Dyann Collins moved to gift the outdoor-classroom property to LRNRD and Chris Tripe seconded; the motion passed with unanimous approval.
The minutes record the lease expiry year as 2014 and note that LRNRD was under the impression it owned the property. The council directed city staff to proceed with the legal steps necessary to effect the transfer; the minutes do not specify the exact timeline or the legal instruments to be used, which will be handled by the City Attorney and Clerk.
Next steps: the City Attorney and Clerk were assigned follow-up to prepare deed and transfer documents. The minutes do not state a target completion date for the transfer or whether any conditions will be attached to the gift.
