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Hardeeville council approves MOU to accept donated 5-acre parcel for public safety site, will acquire Village Drive access
Summary
Council approved Resolution 2026-06-22D authorizing an MOU with New Sky LLC and IDK Investments LLC: the city will acquire title to Village Drive (a private road) and the property owner will donate 5 acres intended for a new fire station site and related access and drainage improvements.
Hardeeville’s City Council on June 22 approved Resolution 2026-06-22D authorizing a memorandum of understanding with New Sky LLC and IDK Investments LLC to accept a donation of roughly five acres for a future public safety site and to provide related access improvements and drainage easements.
City staff explained the transaction is structured as a quid pro quo: the developer will donate the five-acre parcel the city wants for a future fire station (site referenced in staff materials as Fire Station 82), and the city will take title to Village Drive and make the private roadway public so the wider property has public access. Staff said discussions with all three ownership interests have been positive and that one ownership interest is financed through HUD, which may require additional approvals and could extend timing on transfer steps.
Representatives of the property owner were introduced at the meeting and staff said the MOU finalizes the agreement language. Council voted in favor of the resolution by voice vote; comments described the arrangement as a largely cooperative settlement that avoids protracted condemnation proceedings.
The resolution authorizes the city manager to execute the MOU and begin the title acquisition process; the transcript records approval of the MOU but does not include final deed transfer or construction schedules.
