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Council reviews playground grant, approves proceedings on city-owned demolished house
Summary
Council discussed a playground-equipment grant and local costs, and reviewed teardown costs for a city-owned house that will be offered for sale; staff estimated demolition and legal costs and outlined the sealed-bid process for resale.
The Aliceville City Council discussed a grant to replace playground equipment and addressed the status of a city-owned house that has been demolished.
Council reported that a grant will cover the playground equipment purchase, but staff also referenced additional local costs tied to the purchase and installation; the discussion included a figure of about $49,000 cited during the meeting as an extra or total equipment cost. Council asked that the purchase be placed on a future agenda for final purchase authorization.
On the city-owned house, council members said the physical demolition cost was about $3,500 and that legal and staff costs bring the city’s total outlay to an estimated $7,000–$8,000. Staff explained the city will document total costs and set the opening bid for a sealed-bid sale at the amount the city put into the property; there is a three-year window during which parties claiming ownership can reclaim the property by repaying those costs, per the procedure outlined in the meeting.
Council discussed placing temporary fencing and no-trespass signs to secure the lot before it is offered for sale.
